Dear Reader

As my WISE project I have chosen is to Illustrate a children's book and also to do the foot work in getting this book published. There is a question as to whether I want to publish this electronically or through a hard copy. My goal is to get the story board done by the end of these two weeks. And all of the illustrations and sketches done before the middle of March so I can begin the publication process. My interviewee told me that the illustrations take a long time so I will need to manage my time during that course. That is a fear of mine, in the past I have had a hard time finishing projects that I have started. Therefore I am fearful that I won't have enough time to publish if I take all this time to perfect the illustrations.

I chose this topic because I love everything about it, I love kids and I love art. I couldn't picture myself spending these 16 weeks on any other topic. As a child I had made my own illustrations to my favorite books and admired the work of other illustrators. It has always been a dream of mine to have my art in a children's book because I know how much kids love pictures and are moved by fun art. My interviewee stated that it's very hard to make a living off illustrating. So it's better as a hobby, and because I really enjoy drawing I found this to be the perfect project.