Tight Deadline! New Book Project. Feedback Much Appreciated!
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@Elizabeth-Rose
The evil-goat-laugh! -
@Elizabeth-Rose haha it makes me think of my brother's goats. Evil cute creatures. Preferably escape just before he has to go to work. Haha. I really loved that pencil traced font!! And it's so nice seeing the book develop bit by bit.
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Next spread! Only got 3.5 hours sleep last night. I’m trying to finish up and submit this book by the end of today so it can be released on Mother’s Day. I’m going to need lots of homemade cappuccinos! Just got the Title page and the final spread to finish the drawing plus the coloring and another spread that’s done to color. I think it’s doable! Wish me Luck! (Or better yet, pray for me)
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@Elizabeth-Rose Wow! Adrenaline and caffeine can be a dangerous combination.
I really hope you manage to get it submitted - I'll be praying for energy and persistence. It's really beautiful and I love seeing how it's been developing! 
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I’m alive!
Thanks all for the prayers, they came through!
I ended up submitting the finished storybook on my buffer day, the day after my self-imposed deadline. Talk about cutting it close.
I had planned to stay up late and get it done before the buffer day, but lack of sleep always seem to hit me on the second day and I kept nodding off now matter how hard I tried. I even ate a bunch of dark chocolate.
But thank goodness my buffer day was a Thursday so the approval came back the next day and I was able to purchase my author copies!
Also I’m excited to announce my book tour dates! It’s gonna be short and sweet.
The grand total of illustration hours the final week from Sunday to Thursday was 31 hours. And on top of that 5–6 hours for my day job and farm chores. No wonder I didn’t get any sleep.
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@Elizabeth-Rose Amazing! Many, many, many well dones! It looks beautiful!
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@Elizabeth-Rose Looks wonderful! A perfect May book - my family is trying to keep our chickens out of the garden as we speak.
Seeing your whole process is great, and the final illustrations look wonderful - my daughters would be all over it!
