Comments on: What Is This ‘Vito’ Thing Anyway? http://www.vitothecat.com/2009/05/what-is-this-vito-thing-anyway/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:26:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DiG http://www.vitothecat.com/2009/05/what-is-this-vito-thing-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-101 DiG Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:26:09 +0000 http://vitothecat.com/?p=3#comment-101 The original plan was to match each chapter or vignette with a simple black and white illustration. I have found some wonderful illustrations in a limited edition French portfolio from 1933, but not enough for a whole book. There is also a British cat artist whose work I adore, but I haven't been able to track her down. I may have to lock myself at an art table for a month and see if I can't come up with at least the basics of what I see in my mind. The original plan was to match each chapter or vignette with a simple black and white illustration.

I have found some wonderful illustrations in a limited edition French portfolio from 1933, but not enough for a whole book.

There is also a British cat artist whose work I adore, but I haven’t been able to track her down.

I may have to lock myself at an art table for a month and see if I can’t come up with at least the basics of what I see in my mind.

]]> By: Wendy Kaufman http://www.vitothecat.com/2009/05/what-is-this-vito-thing-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Wendy Kaufman Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:50:11 +0000 http://vitothecat.com/?p=3#comment-97 Hmmm....then this book will need illustrations or beautiful photographs. You got any pics? I could believe in this if there was a nice prologue. It flys with me because I know you. I know some of the story. I have a story to pull from. Others, the general public will not. There is a great tale in these chapters. Don't do the sumi-e thing unless there is the promise of more later....or as a companion piece. You are selling yourself short. Hmmm….then this book will need illustrations or beautiful photographs. You got any pics? I could believe in this if there was a nice prologue. It flys with me because I know you. I know some of the story. I have a story to pull from. Others, the general public will not. There is a great tale in these chapters. Don’t do the sumi-e thing unless there is the promise of more later….or as a companion piece. You are selling yourself short.

]]> By: DiG http://www.vitothecat.com/2009/05/what-is-this-vito-thing-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-96 DiG Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:14:14 +0000 http://vitothecat.com/?p=3#comment-96 You raise an interesting point. I found what I liked most about the story is the brevity and vignette nature of the storytelling. I want the reader to be left wanting more. I want the reader to breeze through this whimsical journey with a minimum of fuss. Because at a certain point, the reader finds himself more invested in Vito and in the story than he realizes. Much the way we surprisingly come to be so emotionally invested in our pets. In fact, the book is considerable shorter than the first draft because I was intentionally trying to achieve a sumi-e effect in prose. Perhaps it's the screenwriter in me. But these are good points... and ones that I will need to ponder. Anyone else? You raise an interesting point.

I found what I liked most about the story is the brevity and vignette nature of the storytelling. I want the reader to be left wanting more. I want the reader to breeze through this whimsical journey with a minimum of fuss. Because at a certain point, the reader finds himself more invested in Vito and in the story than he realizes. Much the way we surprisingly come to be so emotionally invested in our pets.

In fact, the book is considerable shorter than the first draft because I was intentionally trying to achieve a sumi-e effect in prose.

Perhaps it’s the screenwriter in me.

But these are good points… and ones that I will need to ponder.

Anyone else?

]]> By: Wendy Kaufman http://www.vitothecat.com/2009/05/what-is-this-vito-thing-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Wendy Kaufman Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:28:45 +0000 http://vitothecat.com/?p=3#comment-95 Hey Dig, I think if you pushed a bit more and really embellished the chapters, you would get more than a nibble. We have been working on publishing for a bit now, and we finally got some luck when Doug really added a ton of voice to one of his stories. These chapters make great outlines, but I am left wanting more. More of the connection you felt....more of the spark that Vito had.....more of how you recorded the special events of yore life by what HE did. Oh, your gonna kill me now, I know it. Hey Dig, I think if you pushed a bit more and really embellished the chapters, you would get more than a nibble. We have been working on publishing for a bit now, and we finally got some luck when Doug really added a ton of voice to one of his stories. These chapters make great outlines, but I am left wanting more. More of the connection you felt….more of the spark that Vito had…..more of how you recorded the special events of yore life by what HE did.
Oh, your gonna kill me now, I know it.

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