{"id":618,"date":"2009-11-14T11:50:34","date_gmt":"2009-11-14T17:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/?p=618"},"modified":"2009-11-14T11:50:34","modified_gmt":"2009-11-14T17:50:34","slug":"cant-chew-gum-draw-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/cant-chew-gum-draw-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t chew gum &#038; draw at the same time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"619\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/used-up_pencil\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"768,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"used-up_pencil\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;I really use my pencils to the bitter end.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-619\" title=\"used-up_pencil\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"used-up_pencil\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/used-up_pencil.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the size of my pencil before I decided I had to open the new package and throw this one out. I had a half dozen others about the same size, but this one won the &#8220;to the nub&#8221; crown. I can&#8217;t hold on to it when I put it in the sharpener. Definitely time to let it go.<\/p>\n<p>I guess you could call me frugal. I hold on to things until they are used up to the point of uselessness. Sometimes this is a good thing. Sometimes, it is not. I have drawers full of fabric scraps I plan to do &#8220;something&#8221; with someday. I should probably just throw them away. But I hate to throw anything away. Honest, I&#8217;d rather give it to someone who can use it before I put it in the garbage.<\/p>\n<p>As you probably surmised from the nub above, I have been drawing my fingers off. The thumbnails for a book always take far longer than one would think because this is the experimental stage of the book. This is the time to decide the flow or full bleed\/vignettes and whether to do a close up or distance view. I must admit, this thumbnail workout is moving much faster than the previous books. Either I am getting better or I have finally come to a place where I understand what needs to be done to make the book pages work. I&#8217;m thinking it must be a bit of both.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, for NaNoWriMO anyway, I have discovered I can either write all day long or draw all day long. I cannot switch between the two disciplines and have anything I am satisfied with by the end of the day. I wonder if other author\/illustrators have found the same sort of thing happening with them. Might be an interesting question to add to my interview roster.<\/p>\n<p>Many writers post a play list when working on their next novel. So, if inquiring minds want to know I am listening to jazz. Right now Helen Humes is singing her heart out.<\/p>\n<p>And just to make sure I am totally insane by the end of the year, this afternoon I am signing the agreement to renovate the kitchen. I am a bit nervous about making the down payment.<\/p>\n<p>Back to the drawing board &#8211; literally!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the size of my pencil before I decided I had to open the new package and throw this one out. I had a half dozen others about the same size, but this one won the &#8220;to the nub&#8221; crown. I can&#8217;t hold on to it when I put it in the sharpener. 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