How much time did you spend on your project?
10 on coloring.
What did you do for hands-on?
Digital Coloring. Water color texturing.
What Research did you do?
None.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Yeah, she is suggesting it would be better and more time conscious to print the book out at Kinko's or something and put it together myself rather than Order it from Lulu. Possibly a good idea.
Were you in class this week?
No. Supposed to write a short thingy though.
What do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was?
Going through the muck. Muck it out.
What are your plans for next week?
Almost done. Complete images and format them.
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Weekly Review 6
How much time did you spend on your project?
7 Hours on sketching and inking, 2 On Journaling
What did you do for hands-on?
Sketched and Inked 2 pages (so far) and have two more sketches ready to be traced onto final paper.
What Research did you do?
Didn't do anything specific, just looking for reference on google. Learned how to draw a squirrel and a kangaroo. Aaaaaand I had a great idea for research that would help me with my project. Look up formatting a book.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Not yet.
Were you in class this week?
Yes I was. Show and tell and all that snazzy stuff.
What do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was?
Did journals...Came to class...Did hours...Bare minimum this week, journal and research wise but kicking butt with hands on.
What are your plans for next week?
Complete the 12 sketches I want for may. All twelve. I only have 5 to go. Then I can ink and start coloring.
7 Hours on sketching and inking, 2 On Journaling
What did you do for hands-on?
Sketched and Inked 2 pages (so far) and have two more sketches ready to be traced onto final paper.
What Research did you do?
Didn't do anything specific, just looking for reference on google. Learned how to draw a squirrel and a kangaroo. Aaaaaand I had a great idea for research that would help me with my project. Look up formatting a book.
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
Not yet.
Were you in class this week?
Yes I was. Show and tell and all that snazzy stuff.
What do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was?
Did journals...Came to class...Did hours...Bare minimum this week, journal and research wise but kicking butt with hands on.
What are your plans for next week?
Complete the 12 sketches I want for may. All twelve. I only have 5 to go. Then I can ink and start coloring.
Aaaand POOF
Ever wake up in the morning and have a great idea? And then you do something and you completely forget what it was? But you do remember that it was a great idea? Well, that happened to me this morning.
I woke up, hair askew and excited with this going through my head "Ohmigod that is the best research idea EVER! This is such a great plan!! I can't wait to do it!!" And then I turn off my alarm and....it's gone.
No recollection whatsoever.
I read this thing that said that within a few minutes of waking up you forget most of your dream. And then withing 10 minutes you forget all of it. That is if you did start pondering on what the heck it was about the second you wake up. Like yesterday, I had a dream. I remember waking up and being like "That was freaky." and I knew if I didn't concentrate on it, I would forget it. But now I can't remember it anyway. Just that it is likely it was a scary dream and something weird happened in it.
Why do good ideas have to come to you when you dream? You will only forget them and then you feel awful for the rest of the day. Dang it.
Just some trivia, the idea for my story came to me as I was falling asleep. I decided to get up and write it down instead of forgetting it....I'm not sure if the same thing applies to that situation but...anyway.
And good news! In the process of writing this, I have rememberd enough about the dream to be able to tell that there was something about publishing involved....OH MY GOD. I just remembered it all. Thank GOD.
The idea is to look up how to format a book so that it looks professionally done. Cause that is one of the deals with Lulu.com. You have to format everything yourself and then upload it in a PDF file...that....was awesome.
I am officially dubbing this the best Blog Post EVER.
So I'll be looking that up later today. :)
I woke up, hair askew and excited with this going through my head "Ohmigod that is the best research idea EVER! This is such a great plan!! I can't wait to do it!!" And then I turn off my alarm and....it's gone.
No recollection whatsoever.
I read this thing that said that within a few minutes of waking up you forget most of your dream. And then withing 10 minutes you forget all of it. That is if you did start pondering on what the heck it was about the second you wake up. Like yesterday, I had a dream. I remember waking up and being like "That was freaky." and I knew if I didn't concentrate on it, I would forget it. But now I can't remember it anyway. Just that it is likely it was a scary dream and something weird happened in it.
Why do good ideas have to come to you when you dream? You will only forget them and then you feel awful for the rest of the day. Dang it.
Just some trivia, the idea for my story came to me as I was falling asleep. I decided to get up and write it down instead of forgetting it....I'm not sure if the same thing applies to that situation but...anyway.
And good news! In the process of writing this, I have rememberd enough about the dream to be able to tell that there was something about publishing involved....OH MY GOD. I just remembered it all. Thank GOD.
The idea is to look up how to format a book so that it looks professionally done. Cause that is one of the deals with Lulu.com. You have to format everything yourself and then upload it in a PDF file...that....was awesome.
I am officially dubbing this the best Blog Post EVER.
So I'll be looking that up later today. :)
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Write Fuzzy Research (Not Fuzzy Publishing)
This is really important. This is just an image from one of the pages on Write Fuzzy's Website.
I'm kinda scared of this.
So let me explain. Write Fuzzy is independent publishing company that focuses in children's books (poetry and picture books) that they choose through a process that is sorta like, "Wow. This is awesome. Who wrote this? Whoa, I'll never forget it. Let's publish it for them." :D With much smiles and giggles.
This was suggested for me to check out by friend of mine, which I thank her dearly for. But this doesn't seem to be the way for me. I don't think they have a slot opening for submissions for children's books anytime soon (there is for poetry from what I understand). So it still looks like it's Lulu for me.
Also it seems most of the children's books are written by this Derrick Brown and illustrated by some else...meh.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Weekly Review 3
How much time did you spend on your project?
I have spent about 5 hours on various researches and blogging and more than 3 hours working hands on. More than 8 hours! Whoa.
What did you do for hands-on?
I have started to do the sketches for each page which will be then traced and then inked. They'll be awesome
What Research did you do?
I researched a variety of different Self Publishing companies, comparing them. Lulu.com and Dog Ear Publishing seem promising
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
I did meet with Mrs. Spence. We talked about the speed in which I am working, figuring out deadlines and such. She suggested getting in contact with the Family Reading Partnership and gave advice on various visual aspects of my plan.
Were you in class this week?
Sure was. Late as always. MLK book given, got the community contacts sheet. Homework too.
What do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was?
I think I was a lot better this week about actually doing my work timely. I made a goal sheet on Tuesday and I have accomplished most of the goals.
I have decided the size I am working with, I have begun to design the pages with more detail, chosen medium, going to talk to Barry Deustch on Friday, have yet to contact Ann Mazer, had my Mentor Meeting, and I have done research. Awesome.
What are your plans for next week?
To continue researching further into publishing options, to continue to design the pages and get started on inking some so I can work at home for the digital coloring. Once I have that, who knows how many hours I'll have. Set up interview or meet with Ann Mazer.
I have spent about 5 hours on various researches and blogging and more than 3 hours working hands on. More than 8 hours! Whoa.
What did you do for hands-on?
I have started to do the sketches for each page which will be then traced and then inked. They'll be awesome
What Research did you do?
I researched a variety of different Self Publishing companies, comparing them. Lulu.com and Dog Ear Publishing seem promising
Did you meet with your mentor? What did you talk about?
I did meet with Mrs. Spence. We talked about the speed in which I am working, figuring out deadlines and such. She suggested getting in contact with the Family Reading Partnership and gave advice on various visual aspects of my plan.
Were you in class this week?
Sure was. Late as always. MLK book given, got the community contacts sheet. Homework too.
What do you think your fulfillment of WISE requirements was?
I think I was a lot better this week about actually doing my work timely. I made a goal sheet on Tuesday and I have accomplished most of the goals.
I have decided the size I am working with, I have begun to design the pages with more detail, chosen medium, going to talk to Barry Deustch on Friday, have yet to contact Ann Mazer, had my Mentor Meeting, and I have done research. Awesome.
What are your plans for next week?
To continue researching further into publishing options, to continue to design the pages and get started on inking some so I can work at home for the digital coloring. Once I have that, who knows how many hours I'll have. Set up interview or meet with Ann Mazer.
Book Printing Research
So, I've been looking at alternatives to Lulu.com.
Don't get me wrong, I think Lulu is really cool, but 60 dollars for a book? My book? A little frustrating.
It's not even that it is the publishing costs. For self publishing, there are no costs. It is the printing that cost 60 dollars. My book is going to be on high quality paper, hard cover (jacket?), in color, and in a large format. I don't really have a choice with some of these...but I didn't realize that the books were so expensive!
So I looked at some other publishing websites.
http://dogearpublishing.net/default.aspx Dog Ear Publishing seems to be a good alternative. At lulu, I sort of have to get Hardcover if I want full color and stuff. But here, the website professes to have paper back full color, which seems to be a bit more affordable. They don't have an easy calculator like Lulu, so the price is a little fuzzy...but I'd like to think it could be cheaper.
http://diggypod.com/index.html Diggy Pod Printing also seems promising. They have a calculator as well, but they don't seem to provide as many services as Lulu or the Dog Ear Publishing. I used the calculator, and being as cheap as possible, I am able to get my book to cost about $14. Awesome right? Well...wrong! In order for me to get any copy, I have to order a minimum of 24. HELL. NO. That's like over $300. Hahahah...ha.
And the largest book format they have is 8.5 x 11. Yeah...not so much.
But back to Dog Ear, the more promising one: it has a section in which it compares to other self publishing sites. http://dogearpublishing.net/whydogearcomparison_lulu.aspx The one for Lulu is informative and helpful. It says for designers, who only want to print a few copies, it is ideal.
This sounds like a promising recommendation. I have no delusions that anyone will actually buy my book. I had originally intended to possibly do about 10 copies that I could give to friends, but for $60 a book, that is not going to happen.
I admit I am cheap, but whatever.
Anyway, the writer of this comparison goes on to compare profits and such (and since I am not actually selling the book this has no relevance to me).
So, It seems to me like Lulu is still the best option as far as Self Publishing goes. Dog Ear Publishing seems to not be free publishing and more geared towards profit for the author than a single nice copy of a work.
Still have yet to compare to big Publishing Companies. Hmm... I don't even know the names of any. Next Research section decided.
Don't get me wrong, I think Lulu is really cool, but 60 dollars for a book? My book? A little frustrating.
It's not even that it is the publishing costs. For self publishing, there are no costs. It is the printing that cost 60 dollars. My book is going to be on high quality paper, hard cover (jacket?), in color, and in a large format. I don't really have a choice with some of these...but I didn't realize that the books were so expensive!
So I looked at some other publishing websites.
http://dogearpublishing.net/default.aspx Dog Ear Publishing seems to be a good alternative. At lulu, I sort of have to get Hardcover if I want full color and stuff. But here, the website professes to have paper back full color, which seems to be a bit more affordable. They don't have an easy calculator like Lulu, so the price is a little fuzzy...but I'd like to think it could be cheaper.
http://diggypod.com/index.html Diggy Pod Printing also seems promising. They have a calculator as well, but they don't seem to provide as many services as Lulu or the Dog Ear Publishing. I used the calculator, and being as cheap as possible, I am able to get my book to cost about $14. Awesome right? Well...wrong! In order for me to get any copy, I have to order a minimum of 24. HELL. NO. That's like over $300. Hahahah...ha.
And the largest book format they have is 8.5 x 11. Yeah...not so much.
But back to Dog Ear, the more promising one: it has a section in which it compares to other self publishing sites. http://dogearpublishing.net/whydogearcomparison_lulu.aspx The one for Lulu is informative and helpful. It says for designers, who only want to print a few copies, it is ideal.
This sounds like a promising recommendation. I have no delusions that anyone will actually buy my book. I had originally intended to possibly do about 10 copies that I could give to friends, but for $60 a book, that is not going to happen.
I admit I am cheap, but whatever.
Anyway, the writer of this comparison goes on to compare profits and such (and since I am not actually selling the book this has no relevance to me).
So, It seems to me like Lulu is still the best option as far as Self Publishing goes. Dog Ear Publishing seems to not be free publishing and more geared towards profit for the author than a single nice copy of a work.
Still have yet to compare to big Publishing Companies. Hmm... I don't even know the names of any. Next Research section decided.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Lulu Research
Lulu...is cool.
For those who do not know, Lulu.com is a self Publishing website. It lets the author choose all the stuff. Yeeeeeep.
I really thought I would be lost.
At first I had NO idea what to do. I'm doing a children's book. Does that make it a different category? Does that put it under a photo book? GAAAAAAAaah.
And then...I watched a tutorial video. It made me smile. It was so eaaaaaaasy. I still wasn't sure what category a children's book would be under but....you know....Whatever. I decided to mess around. And you know what?
This...is one cool website.
I know, I know. Already said. I just needed to emphasize.
I was all worried about the cover design. Turns out they got an app for that. FOR REAL.
It's sooooo colorful.
Anyway, I went through the process of starting a project and got all the way up to the place I am supposed to upload my files. Of course I don't have any at this time so...eh.
So here are the facts:
This little research made me think about something.
I don't have a title for my story. I need to get on that.
Next up: Compare to Publishing Companies.
For those who do not know, Lulu.com is a self Publishing website. It lets the author choose all the stuff. Yeeeeeep.
I really thought I would be lost.
At first I had NO idea what to do. I'm doing a children's book. Does that make it a different category? Does that put it under a photo book? GAAAAAAAaah.
And then...I watched a tutorial video. It made me smile. It was so eaaaaaaasy. I still wasn't sure what category a children's book would be under but....you know....Whatever. I decided to mess around. And you know what?
This...is one cool website.
I know, I know. Already said. I just needed to emphasize.
I was all worried about the cover design. Turns out they got an app for that. FOR REAL.
It's sooooo colorful.
Anyway, I went through the process of starting a project and got all the way up to the place I am supposed to upload my files. Of course I don't have any at this time so...eh.
So here are the facts:
- Free publishing (you pay only when a print is ordered) On copy of my book will cost about $60 for 40 pages. YIKES
- I set the price and if anyone else buys it...I get 80% profit. What I set the price to...I dunno. Would anyone buy the book? Probably not. I'll just make the one copy.
- Cover Designs are easy.
- Have to use InDesign or Adobe Acrobat to set up pages.
- After the Book is completed and officially published it can be shipped in 5-15 business days.
This little research made me think about something.
I don't have a title for my story. I need to get on that.
Next up: Compare to Publishing Companies.
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