Bright Ideas
Do you ever wonder where all your ideas wander off to? I do. I’m pretty sure most of my better ideas sneak off and have pizza parties and don’t invite me.
I’m working on a picture book these days. It’s called Julia’s House and it’s about a little girl who opens her house up to all the creatures that no one believes in. Dragons, fairies, mermaids, trolls ...and what happens when they all show up.
The story is written (kinda, sorta, mostly) and I’m now making the first tentative steps into the art. This one’s all ink and watercolor. Here’s a color test I did of Julia, the central character of this tale:
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Rose
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Feb 06, 2013 02:01PM
A brand new Hatke book!? Ahhh! It sounds delightful! Looking forward to seeing more updates about that. (However, I hope it doesn't take to much time away from the next Zita book.)
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Rose wrote: "A brand new Hatke book!? Ahhh! It sounds delightful! Looking forward to seeing more updates about that. (However, I hope it doesn't take to much time away from the next Zita book.)"Well, Zita 3 is all finished and due to be out later this year. It might be a while before I get to the next set of Zita adventures (4, 5 and 6).
Ahh, gotcha. I'll reserve a tenner and announce a promise to be among the first to buy it :D SIX ZITA BOOKS! So much excitement! My bookshelf yearns to hold the other four.
