Oh, hey! I can't read anything on this site because my knowledge of Spanish is limited to a few polite greetings and half the lyrics to "La Bruja," but it looks like this is one place where you can purchase EL CARRUSEL DE LAS SOMBRAS: Y LOS NIÑOS ESPANTOSOS. If you know of any other sites selling the Spanish translation of Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow, let me know!
Since I've been away, here are some updates on, well, everything: Death & Elsie's been a little delayed due to computer problems on my part and illness/busy schedule for the narrator. I'll be in New York in a couple of weeks, but I'll be able to catch up on things soon. Boy is still on the slate for later this year. I've also just gotten my film invitation from DeviantArt, so I'll be able to upload videos to DA with a quickness! So, how are you all? Stop by Facebook or G+ and chat for a bit.
(Is anybody *not* on Pinterest?) You can find me here: http://pinterest.com/katytowell/. Follow along if you've just been itching for a regular dose of monsters and creepy-crawlies!
I've moved forward on the third chapter. I now have enough notes that I can almost just paste them all together and call it done. You know, except it would be terrible. But the content's there! I've also realized that the entire fourth chapter according to my original outline is totally redundant now. That's what happens with these things.
I've started using Scrivener to keep all my notes all organized and whatnot. Last time, I used several paper journals, index cards, sometimes napkins, Google Docs, and Word. Those work, of course, and it feels more authentic, but Scrivener does actually speed the process up a bit, I find. And I can never be one of those authentic writer types anyway. I'm more like some girl at the mall. "OMG! So, like, this character said this, right? And then this other character was all like, 'I'm gonna rip out your guts and feed them to the hounds!' and then I was like, wait, would that character actually say that?" You know.
Upon my return to DeviantArt, I've moved my prints out of ImageKind and over to DA! This means that most prints are a little cheaper now, and I've always been more satisfied with DA's print quality. If you already have orders pending at my ImageKind store, don't worry! They'll still be processed. If you wish to cancel or anything, you'll need to contact them.
My new store page also has easy links to buy books and t-shirts. Speaking of t-shirts: a lot of the smaller sizes are sold out or almost sold out at the moment. They'll come back at a later date. If you want to snag the few that are left before the wait, better hop on it!
All right, all right, all right. I've heard you. I'm back on DeviantArt. I'm still in the process of re-adding all of my work and am also awaiting a Film & Animation invitation. Eventually, my store will be moved away from ImageKind and back to DA, which I always liked better anyhow. This could take a while, but it's underway! You can now find me on DA at http://katytowell.deviantart.com. (Why did I leave? Because I couldn't keep up with all the messages and comments anymore, and I felt like it was one social network too many! I can't guarantee I'll be any better about responding, so I've disabled [most] comments for now. I may enable them again once I can manage my time a little better.)
So, I'm writing my second book!
After I wrote my last one, a lot of you were curious about the writing and illustrating process. It's really pretty simple. You write and illustrate the thing. You edit the thing. The thing gets printed. You scramble at the last minute to promote the thing because you didn't plan ahead when you were writing the thing. Then, if you're lucky, you get to do it again with another book, and you change the way you did some things before because maybe now you've learned some lessons but probably haven't. That's it in a nutshell.
The long version is what I'll be posting to this blog every now and then in the weeks and months to come! No sneak peeks at the book for now, though. I can't even really tell you a whole lot about it just yet except that it's spooky and sad. But you knew that.
So far, I've finished two chapters. It took me way longer than it did to write the first two chapters of Skary Childrin and the Carousel of Sorrow, but that's because I rewrote these from start to finish about four times. I've also got this nagging voice in my head that keeps telling me "It has to be better than the last one! It has to!" There are other nagging voices, but their goals are so lofty it's a little easier to laugh them off. I can't be president of the world because of one novel; that's ridiculous! (Wait. Can I?)
Now on to chapter three.
For the first time in a long time, I'm doing a call for musicians. I need one pianist to perform a specific classical piece for my upcoming animated short, Death & Elsie. You must have 1) a real piano or a really convincing keyboard 2) the means to produce a high-quality recording of your playing 3) spare time over the month. If you're game for this, contact me. If you can send me links to examples of your playing, all the better. From there, we'll talk about what this song is and what you can do. :) What'll you get for your fabulous musicianship? You get to take part in a Skary cartoon (yay?), plus a bunch of people will hear your work and see your name in the credits. I'll also talk about you a lot. "Have you heard so-and-so? You HAVEN'T? Have you been living in silo? Listen to this." Contact me!
I've gotten lots of excited comments since I announced my upcoming short, Death and Elsie. I'm excited, too! And I'm excited that you're excited! Some of you told me you aren't familiar with the original story, though (gasp!), so here's a refresher:
Part 2 - "An Elephant's Memory"