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Nick Cross said:
I'm with you here - tough love is the only way to go!...
on 2013-05-09 13:09:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 13:09:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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The path to publication is littered with dead and discarded chara...
on 2013-05-09 12:24:01 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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I'm a little bit scared of you now!...
on 2013-05-09 11:44:38 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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John D said:
Hi Richard
I really enjoyed this story too. It's one of the b...
on 2013-05-09 09:32:15 In Loyalty to Characters - Richard Collingridge
on 2013-05-09 09:32:15 In Loyalty to Characters - Richard Collingridge
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Candy,
How can I possibly follow this? I just agree with ever...
on 2013-05-09 09:30:28 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 09:30:28 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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That's the stuff, Candy - may your blade always be sharp!...
on 2013-05-08 17:24:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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I don’t envy authors.
My preferred method of communication is to make a picture, then withdraw to a safe distance and hope that someone, somewhere likes it. Any discussion of the work to my face, positive or negative, usually involves a great degree of squirming on my part. This is mainly because I’m never entirely happy with what I’ve created - without deadlines I’d never finish anything. I’d probably still be working on my first job if the pesky publisher wasn’t in such a hurry…
Recently, I’ve found a way of dealing with this rather annoying lack of confidence. There is a stretch of river nearby that I’m rather obsessed with. I draw it frequently; stories and ideas and music bubble over the mossy boulders. There are no deadlines, nothing has to be finished; it’s more of an ongoing dialogue – a project without an end.
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David Wyatt has been an illustrator for a good while. Find out more at his ramshackle blog.
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
100% agree, I read an article by John Howe where he said that he had frequently given work to print and then carried on working on it afterwards! – Its even worse for me now since i started working digitally as you can just keep going into an image without the fear of ruining it!
p.s. great work, massive fan of the disappearing Bilbo hobbit cover!
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Wonderful, these river pictures – wow! Great that you’ve found a place that frees you from the deadline straps and gives you permission to play. Rivers are good for that…?
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Thanks Richard. It’s comforting to know a lot of artists share this affliction!
Friday, November 30th, 2012
I just love how the times and types of day come across so clearly in each one.. Thank you for sharing them David!
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Thanks Tilda and Linda. Yes, I do find rivers particularly relaxing and refreshing…
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Gosh. If I could produce anything like even a tiny corner of these, I’d be VERY happy …
Friday, December 7th, 2012
Very kind of you to say, Linda!