A Narrative Arc with a Message
Jan 17, 2012
By the author, Jim Doti
A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy (CALI) told a simple story: boy loses dog then finds dog. No message other than the love between a boy, his dog and his grandmother and how that love forms the basis for warm family traditions and values.
What brings CALI to life is […]
Continue Reading →The Illustrator’s Role
Jan 09, 2012
By the illustrator, Lisa Mertins
Jim’s offered the back story – I’ll continue with how our collaboration works from my end.
I received the story and Jim’s photos and ideas for the illustrations via email and I was delighted that it was something I could […]
Getting Started
Jan 09, 2012
By the author, Jim Doti
Last year, Lisa Mertins and I published our children’s book,
A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy
. She illustrated it, while I wrote the story. That description of our division of labor is too extreme. Actually, the story and illustrations are […]
