[bookshare-discuss] Re: Lovely response from an author of a graphic novel
- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <darrell.shandrow@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:06:12 -0700
Yeah, probably right and, alas, at some point we just have to cut our
losses. :-(
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Lovely response from an author of a graphic
novel
I think the difference between a graphic novel and a
comic book is the length. Laika is 208 pages. ALso,
though I haven't looked into them carefully--they turn
me off, she said somewhat unfairly and snobbishly,
smile--I think the difference is that the stories and
characters are more like novels in their depth or
whatever.
Anyway, it would be very labor-intensive. At this
point the only solution, which I suggested to
Shelley, was what Lora had--a nice friend to read it
to her with descriptions of characters, actions, etc.
G.Cindy
--- Darrell Shandrow <darrell.shandrow@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Cindy,
>
> Do these graphic novels tend to be significantly
> shorter than most books?
> If so, how difficult would it be for someone to just
> sit down and type it
> up, along with the addition of appropriately
> descriptive text for the
> pictures? Of course, this would be a monumentally
> labor-intensive approach.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
> "Shelley Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Lisa
> Friendly"
> <lisaf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 9:05 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Lovely response from an
> author of a graphic
> novel
>
>
> I'm sending this to everyone because I think it was
> so
> nice that the author/artist of Laika, the graphic
> novel that Shelley wants to read, responded to my
> letter. Unfortunately, as he explains, there is no
> straight text that can be sent to bookshare. That's
> not the way he works.
>
> It seems to me that the only way a graphic novel can
> get to those of you who are blind would be if NLS or
> some organization could get actors to read it. To
> whom
> would one make such a suggestion? More and more
> graphic novels are being produced, and especially
> for
> children and young adults, it would be nice if they
> were available.
>
> G.Cindy
>
>
> --- Nick Abadzis <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > From: Nick Abadzis <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Laika
> > Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:15:30 +0000
> > To: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Dear Cindy,
> >
> > Sorry it's taken me a little time to reply. I've
> > spent the last
> > couple of days struggling to come up with a viable
> > solution to the
> > problem you outline. In truth, you've caught me at
> > an abnormally busy
> > time, so when I can get a spare little while, I'll
> > consider the
> > situation more fully.
> >
> > I was saddened to learn of the situation with the
> > member of your
> > organization, as I'd really like for her to read
> my
> > book. It's
> > definitely a disadvantage of this particular
> > communications medium
> > that it can't be easily converted into another
> > format. I wish I could
> > say there existed a strightforward "script" to the
> > book;
> > unfortunately, that's not the way I work - apart
> > from an early six-
> > page outline, there never was typed manuscript as
> > such. The early
> > drafts of the story exist mostly as 'thumbnails',
> > tiny scribbled
> > drawings with lots of ballooned dialogue. There is
> a
> > fair amount of
> > writing too of course, but it all got boiled down
> > and absorbed by
> > telling as much of the story as possible through
> > pictures.
> >
> > There is actually a beta of a website I am
> preparing
> > based on some
> > lectures I did last year (URL below) that explains
> > my working method
> > (go to the 'About' section and you can see the
> > outline I mentioned
> > earlier, plus a whole bunch of other stuff).
> >
> > http://www.nickabadzis.com/laika/
> >
> > None of this helps your member, of course, which
> > will probably be the
> > most frustrating answer I can give. For that, I
> can
> > only apologize.
> > As I say, if I can figure out a way of converting
> > what exists into
> > something that can be read in a reasonably
> > satisfactory manner by
> > someone either partially sighted or blind, I will
> of
> > course be in
> > contact again. So, 'til then, I'm working on it.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Nick Abadzis
> >
> >
>
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