Admitting Failure

No, I haven't destroyed my books. At least, not yet.
What I have done is admit I really couldn't do the line drawings for Dora's Story. My goat sketches do really look like goats. I have plenty of models.
What my sketches lack is that special flair to make people smile.
A former art teacher, Martha Cunningham, graciously agreed to do the drawings even on very short notice. Goats are not her preferred subject. Horses, especially Appaloosas, are.
I deluged Martha with pictures of goats, kid goats, Nubian goats, Alpine Nubian cross goats, champion goats. She was patient with my critiques.
The results are some really nice drawings. I am now getting them ready to insert into my novel.
Failure doesn't have to be disaster. This time it opened a door to something special for my book.