We are back! But where did we go? It’s now 7 years that we have been working on this, on and off. We made a push in 2019 to prepare our writing and pictures for Picture Books. Where have we been since then?
The world of Picture Books is a very antiquated industry that is very difficult to break into. We saw people that slaved away for years before they were finally published. We saw good books that received no attention, and horrible books that were popular (Jimmy Fallon, we are looking at you, sorry!). Some of our books are good, others still need a lot of work. But we aren’t sure we want to toil away in the ‘normal’ route. So, not knowing what to do, we gave Bernadette a break.
Now, Ellie is 17, and guess what? She has continued to draw, continually. Her artwork has continued to improve, and she still just loves to draw. As a father, I cannot bear that thought of her not pursuing this dream. So, we are back, to do something. But what?
We have no idea. So we are starting with a comic. We will be developing Bernadette, Bob, Mom, Dad, older sister Kate, younger brother Scotty, and their world. Who is Bernadette? What does she like? What does she love? Can Bob always communicate through rebuses? Is ‘rebuses’ a word? Should I say ‘rebus puzzles’? Anyway, quit distracting me! Where was I? Yes, the comic. We have started on ‘Insta’ as the kids like to say: The Amazing Bernadette (@amazingbernadette) • Instagram photos and videos
Bernadette also has a Facebook page, and an old Twitter account that we need to ressurect. We could use your help. We need to get better. What do you like? What do you not like. Let us know, we don’t have any idea what we are doing, but we are doing something.
