What Was Old Is Now New

The process of creating an imprint line is a lot like gearing up for production on a motion picture or television show. Decisions on how I want the final product to look and feel direct everything from noticing products that are now on the market to how the story that I am developing will be told and presented. Right now I am playing the role of "Producer". Once I decide on which artist I will work with and I begin producing the actual pages for the book, I'll move into "Writer/Director" mode. As the penciled pages come back in from the artist and I see for the first time how my words look married with the images, I'll become the "Editor"...all of these things, old to me have begun to take on a new meaning. In some ways I think it is appropriate as we start the new year. As I blow the dust off of these familiar roles, I have begun to rediscover the magic and wonder associated with each of them. I'm reminded of the power and all of the reasons why I fell in love with story telling. Sometimes what we take to be old hat just calls for us to step back, take a deep breath and look at it in a different light. Once it is illuminated, we can appreciate it as if it were new again.