On publishing

Little elementary-school me was convinced that I was going to grow up to write and illustrate books. My first proof-of-concept was a story about an orca (?) and their friends, written on yellow memo paper stapled at a slant and illustrated with ballpoint pen sketches. Not sure what the plot was; I think it involved a chase scene. All of which is to say: I have always wanted to design and make the object that holds the story as much as I’ve wanted to write the story itself.

So really, it’s no surprise I’ve wandered my way into the weird, kinetic world of 21st-century self-publishing. Well—I say wandered, but it’s a little more deliberate than that. And that’s why I want to talk about it.