TGIF

[ellenmillion]

Okay, in a fit of absolute vanity and capitalism, I have decided to put out a little chapbook with some of my own various short stories and art. I can give them to my relatives for Christmas, if nothing else.




The Tree Outside of Time

Includes:

Art

The Peacock Fairy (full color)*
Freedom (full color)
Tree Outside of Time (cover, full color wrap-around)
The Key of Renewal (b&w)
The Sleeping Bride/Immortality (b&w, just the left panel)*
Vines (b&w)
Guardian (from S&S-discontinued)
Huntress (from S&S-discontinued)
Tales from the Queen of the Night (from Dark Tales-discontinued)
(need two more full-color pieces... prefer portrait orientation...)


Stories

The Stone Foot*
Time Bubbles*
The Naked Wood
Elemental
Mushrooms


Poems

??? (maybe not...)

*Previously unpublished (different versions published in some cases... ie, crappy colored version of Sleeping Bride and bad quality photos of half-finished Peacock Fairy)

Anything that I should add that's just too 'me' to leave out? I plan to put out Torn World stuff separately, but older snowies that aren't consistent with their new look could fit in here... I should dig up that summer's work picture, maybe.



And you do know that anyone who got off their duff and put together such a collection for me would have very good chances of having me put it out for them too, right? (As long as it was the appropriate themes, ratings and level of polish.) I'm not Del Rey and it sure wouldn't make you rich, but I'm all for having a bunch of fun publications available and I think I can sell a handful of 'em!

Speaking of, I desperately need to get DH's gallery up finish putting DH's work up, Jennie's Climber, Lew's work and Vanessa's book. And Victoria's coloring book! Argh. It never ends.

I got some art time yesterday, at least. Sketched more on the PA piece with humungous gazongas. And wrote a little. Torn World stuff, mostly, the framework for a story that actually *explains* most of the Others and time crystals and such.

Didn't quite finish my taxes, but I *did* compile everything I need for them and get all my totals totalled.

Woot.

EDIT (cause I didn't care to make a whole new post): I picked out new glasses yesterday. I nearly got the rimless kind, but the prescription in my right eye is so much stronger than my left that Jake and I decided they would look funny. So I got Flexon glasses, little round silvery, dragonfly blue ones that are so much prettier and better than my current ones it's not even funny.

Comments

[renatus.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, that chapbook thing sounds really neat! You're right, there's a lot of people who could do something like that... actually, it would be a great thing for my Mage World stuff, if I wanted bits of it in a print volume. Of course, I need to get more of it written and its site up, but hey, more incentive to do so. :)

[owllight.livejournal.com]

And Victoria's coloring book!

WOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! ;D

[watergazer.livejournal.com]

Have you concidered creating a fanzine of some sort for people to draw and write for and you'd select the best work and publish that every couple months or so? I'd love to do that myself but you have a large viewrship and tools for creation. Why not give that a go? You can always sell the copies for a couple bucks. I'd buy one. You have good artistic taste and I know you'd pick out good art.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I really, really, really want to do this. Really. I'm just scared by the amount of work it will take. I might have to do it anyway. :P

[watergazer.livejournal.com]

I've seen great fanzines that take a lot of work and dedication, and I've seen sloppy ones that were put together very basically. Iguess you have to find the amount of time your willing to put in and then simplify things. I used to be the editor for my high school literary magazine and I pretty much designed the majority of the layout, plus the layout design of my own books, and I have to say it's relatively simple with the right programs. Try Adobe Pagemaker or Quark, it's all a matter of dropping in and moving everything in place once you have images and text. The hard part will be selecting the best stories and art, figuring your page count, expenses, color or non, centerfold, etc. Start small and work your way up, don't be afraid to only accept the best work, and don't be afraid to charge what it costs. You probably culd do it in your spare fun time since you're already skilled with web page design and your old issues of the catalog. I mean, it's pretty much the same process. I'd submit art to you for it.
BTW: I'm going to be needed back the original artworks I mentioned to you before sooner than expected due to some framing issues I need to face now. There's no insane rush right now but I'll need them by the end of April for sure. If you want, I can pay you for mailing me the original art now and then later pay you for the products I requested, so it will give you more time to produce them.Thanks!