From the monthly archives: May 2012
Speaking of Drawing Boards
May 30, 2012
By the illustrator, Lisa Mertins
Well, a computerized drawing board, anyway…
I knew it would be easy to fix any changes with my final paintings in Photoshop but I didn’t anticipate that the first piece I finished so it could sent to Mill Press would […]
Jim Doti—The Bard
May 29, 2012
The lyrics I wrote for the song the elves sing during the performance of “The Elves and the Shoemaker” and again at the conclusion of the book have an obvious rhyming pattern:
We love to sing our song
as we sew shoes all night long
Putting meat pies in our […]
Mapping a Chicago Neighborhood
May 18, 2012
By the Illustrator, Lisa Mertins
Remember me? I’ve been in the art cave for the past six weeks painting. All socializing, blogging and showering came to a screeching halt so I could complete the paintings and I’m starting with the (next to) last image I finished to demonstrate […]
Revisiting the Title Redux
May 18, 2012
By the author, Jim Doti
The Jabberwocky editor suggested the following title:
Jimmy’s Turn to Speak: A Story about Teasing
This didn’t work for me for several reasons but mainly because I don’t think the story is about teasing. To me, it’s about Jimmy’s experience as an actor on stage that […]
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May 08, 2012
By the author, Jim Doti
In her cover letter to me, Marna expressed another concern:
You might consider changing the title or possibly adding a subtitle. Jimmy the Elf doesn’t really convey the book’s content, and it might be mistaken for a Christmas story (I’m thinking that Santa and his […]
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