It's late, and I should be in bed

[chipotle]

Not the most productive day I've had, nor the most productive past week. It hasn't been a complete loss--a few more resumes sent out, a couple requested, an interview with a recruiter, a contact from a few more. I've done a little writing and a little design work. Lots of little things, in other words--just nothing that feels like it's moved ahead quantitatively, save for my original website, which I've finally kicked into life again by ripping out Movable Type's guts and redoing the embedded LJ style. It doesn't look much different now than it did under MT, although I haven't tried to reproduce the calendar functionality. (My patience isn't that high.)

My espresso machine seems to have stopped properly, uh, espressing. Suck. I'm going to have to see if I actually bothered to do the warranty registration.

I've got a good "cover" illustration for Claw & Quill, and Lynx is working on a dynamite piece for one story. Another artist has had her schedule derailed by hurricanes (I didn't realize she lived around Orlando!) and I didn't think to get a new artist in time. Go me. And, another artist's gotten back to me with art for a third story--and it's art that I don't really like. I was taking something of a chance on his kind of odd art style--sort of a digital collage look--and it didn't pan out. I may run a stock photo with that story. I may run a stock photo for both. Yay for stock photos. Hopefully I will learn, through pitfalls like these, the "art wrangler" side of art direction.

Tomorrow I either do everything I've been putting off, or I drive to Santa Cruz or something. Not that these things are really exclusive if I organize things portably. Yay for laptops with good battery life.

Comments

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Are you in need for another story? Or was the one I sent satisfactory?

In for a penny, in for a pound, I say :)

[chipotle.livejournal.com]

I'm still interested in seeing the revision I mentioned a while ago. And, I'll be interested in seeing other stories. If this thing actually takes off it'll keep needing new work, after all!

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Umm... refresh my memory and I'll jump right on it. My memory is mush nowdays.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Stock photos? Ew! You should blink cute eyes at kenket for some of her great 10-minute scrawls, she can do more in 10 minutes than some people can do in days. Or ask if artists have pics that you can use for the purpose, anything already done that looks more or less appropriate may work.

[chipotle.livejournal.com]

Hee. Well, actually, one of the stock photos I've found would, oddly enough, be fine for one story. I may ask Kenket about the other story, though, then. Finding an existing illustration for stories might be in the 'easier said than done' category.

I tried to poke Kenket a while ago about art for a cover piece but didn't get a response in email. Of course, I figure marriage preparations are pretty distracting. :)

[kenket.livejournal.com]

Email me. ;>