Monday, January 25, 2010

A Lengthy Endeavor

I am in the process of trying to create my own book entirely from scratch. I've always had lots of stories floating around in my head, but this one lent itself to a sort of Stardust-esque fairy tale, only not as racy. It's called "The Blind Queen," and I've already finished writing it except for some minor editing.
The next part is the layout and illustration. Anyone have any pointers on how the heck I even start the whole layout process? It's quite daunting and I feel stuck. I have a general idea of what I want the book to look like, and I still have to start on the illustrations, but I feel like I shouldn't waste time with drawing until I know exactly what I need to draw, how big, etc. If anyone can point me to some helpful website or tutorials, that would be greatly appreciated!