Working on my mom's book
@Rohvannyn (3098)
United States
November 8, 2015 11:21pm CST
It's time for the holiday book again and I'm working on the illustrations. Each year my mom (@sallypup) writes the story, my dad helps bind the book, and I do all the illustrations. Then copies are mailed to everyone in the family. It's a fun way for everyone to be involved, even though I live 1500 miles away from them.
Here's one of the illustrations from this years book, to show you all:
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
9 Nov 15
what a talented family! my brother was the artist 'n our family. so this's a family tale she puts out yearly?? great pic!
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
9 Nov 15
Yep, every single year. And I should probably put her name up in the description.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
9 Nov 15
No, she writes the story and then I figure out what illustrations will go with it. It's pen and ink, manga markers to be specific (basically technical pens) on paper, photographed, and reduced to black and white.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
9 Nov 15
what a neat idea, and you draw very well! What are the stories on?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 Nov 15
@Rohvannyn me too, I need elves, of zombies, or werewolves or something!
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
10 Nov 15
Mostly rural or small town life, things based loosely on stuff that happened to her, stories like that. Farm life etc. Not at all like me - I write mostly science fiction, hard core low magic fantasy, and things like that.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
9 Nov 15
I love this picture, it's so serene and great. What kind of stories does you mom write?
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Nov 15
@Rohvannyn wow thanks for the profile link. I will follow her. She sounds like such an awesome writer.....it is difficult to write stories set in rural environments if you don't get that vibe. Pretty hard for someone who has lived in a city the whole life.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
9 Nov 15
Thank you. She writes a lot of stories about rural life in Whatcom County as well as some about life in St. Paul, Minnesota. She's also a heck of a poet. She's on MyLot as @sallypup.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
9 Nov 15
fabulous art work - hope everyone loves the book
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
10 Nov 15
It's that great art and the illustrations that make a difference after all the love that is put into it.
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@Pattitude (1287)
• Newton, North Carolina
10 Nov 15
What a great idea! Much better than the hated holiday newsletters that many people get!!
@LCaldwell (251)
• United States
9 Nov 15
That is a great family tradition! Sounds like a great gift as well.
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