It's 2012 and the book is still in rough draft phases - being sent out to people I admire and respect and hopefully are ruthless with their critiques of the manuscript.
I have studied children's books, the number of pages, what's appropriate for what age, story lines, etc....I like my story of "La Petite Zelda..." I have not only portrayed the Zelda experience but the Creed experience as well. How could I write the adventures of Z in Paris when almost everything was done with her twin brother right along side her?
Aaron is workng tirelessly on the illustrations. I think he has found the version of Creed we like and is developing his personality into ink.
In the meantime, I will keep up with the progress by getting back to blogging and sharing a bit of the story here:
Zelda is a skinny, little 6 year old girl with long braids and thick lenses in her glasses.
She is smart, silly and fearless...oh, and she is blind.
People may ask why she wears glasses if she is unable to see: for protection! Just try being under 4 feet tall and close yor eyes; now, walk around and see how many things hit you in the head!
And although la petite Zelda is blind, she really CAN see. She uses all of her other senses to explore the world through taste, smell, sound, and touch.
Next update: Creed.
Be ruthless.
Merci,
Gail
