tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post1093530268031970227..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: Picture Books On My MindCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-23456091095327832872013-05-17T14:38:28.749+01:002013-05-17T14:38:28.749+01:00Great post Candy. I love picture books, coming fro...Great post Candy. I love picture books, coming from an art background, having a story delivered by words and pictures is so satisfying. I especially like it when the words and the illustrations work together allowing the pictures to tell some of the story or deliver the jokes.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759992873045228788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-60337758392037609622013-05-04T09:51:01.994+01:002013-05-04T09:51:01.994+01:00I work on my pb's in between my novels too. A ...I work on my pb's in between my novels too. A good pb's is soooo satisfying to read aloud and I try really hard to write for the reader's experience as well as the listeners. It's a performance piece really. Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-39822576105889250362013-04-25T19:05:47.475+01:002013-04-25T19:05:47.475+01:00I love picture book geekiness! Pbs are an art form...I love picture book geekiness! Pbs are an art form and sooooo satisfying to craft. Enjoy yourself, Candy. Evil Baby?Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-90211194970661295432013-04-24T12:15:05.649+01:002013-04-24T12:15:05.649+01:00Thanks, Susanna! I have huge respect for picture b...Thanks, Susanna! I have huge respect for picture book people - I actually gave up to write novels because PBs were so hard to write!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-1571427456445957302013-04-24T12:12:28.126+01:002013-04-24T12:12:28.126+01:00Oh that's a great idea, working with post-its!...Oh that's a great idea, working with post-its! I'll have a go at that. Thanks for the picture book length response - on NFTSP the comments always add value and this is brilliant. Now off to get some post-its!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-12509378438906574032013-04-24T11:23:55.755+01:002013-04-24T11:23:55.755+01:00Great links. And I love the word "pictureboo...Great links. And I love the word "picturebookerati"!!! :)Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-31099509164216625552013-04-24T11:17:39.257+01:002013-04-24T11:17:39.257+01:00Great links thanks and yes, I agree there's no...Great links thanks and yes, I agree there's no proper way! I love the collaborative aspect of picture book making. We work not just between words and pictures, but with the editor, designer, the physical shape of the book and of course the child and parent. <br />If publishers the story or something about it, then they'll want to work on it too - how best to promote it as a physical object, how many spreads, and at what cost. <br />Because flexibility is useful, I like to start out with 12 or so post-its, laid out like a storyboard, each post-it representing a spread of two pages. It helps me to limit 'wordage' and think visually - placing words somewhere in the spread that might help emphasize their meaning, even when I've no idea about the illustration. The classic "and this is what he saw..." will prompt the page turn if it's on the bottom right of a spread but top left it would be an immediate unveiling of a scene. <br />Whether I have a storyboard for it or not, I'll present the finished story as a double spaced text , numbering each spread for clarity...<br />(Oops - sorry about this pb length comment!) Bridget Marzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113818186666446243noreply@blogger.com