Production Mechanics
One of the questions we are frequently asked is, "How can you write a book with two authors? Isn't it difficult to syncronize your ideas and manuscripts? How do you decide which one of you will write which sections?"
In 1995, Augustus shared with me his idea of writing an adventure novel set in pre-Flood times. After a few informal conversations, we agreed to collaborate on the project. A.R.K. came to my house one evening and we had an initial brain-storming session over tea and cookies. The refreshments became a tradition at our weekly meetings as we knocked out an outline together and divided the scenes between ourselves according to our interests. Then, we would share our weekly progress and make comments and suggestions for each other's work. Our readers will be the judge of how well we were able to blend our two styles and vocabulary.
How we came up with the idea?
From time to time we would discuss elements from other books and films which helped to inspire our story. I must say that for me this has been a delightful and enriching experience which I hope to relive through many other projects.
P.R.S.
May 15, 2001
Ol' Bunc Publishing was specially honored when the acclaimed Canadian artist, Lewis Lavoie, accepted the commision to illustrate the Early Earth Adventure Series. He was adept at conceptualizing the antediluvian world and culture as he had recently created his own imaginative paradigm "The Land of Nod." The relationship we have enjoyed has been abundantly productive. Mr. Lavoie's gentle demeanor, masterful skill and philosophy have contributed to the series in no small way. We are fortunate to be included in Mr. Lavoie's professional portfolio.
Illustrator Lewis Lavoie sits beside one of his paintings (Job 40) as he
re-reads the manuscript by writers Sterling and Kevin "I try to get a feel
for the atmosphere and characters, I know that the images that I choose may
strongly influence the readers.
"The fierce T-Rexs on the cover was hand drawn with pencil on paper. I worked
out the pose and composition in little thumbnail pictures first then
tried to render the drawing as clean as possible"
"I hand draw the images first, then scan the drawings into the computer and
color them digitally. I find the color comes out cleaner and brighter, plus
I can lay the work out in layers giving me more control over the layout and
over-all design"
One of the early cover concepts.
A prototype of the final design.
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