by Jackie Bailey | Apr 28, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In the last post about my quest for self-publication, I recounted my trip to Paddington markets to find the man who had done the drawing which now hangs in my study, who I knew in my heart was the person to illustrate Mr Middleton. It was 3.30 pm and my friend D and...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 25, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
I took a detour in Part 6 of this journey, talking about an alternate reality game which we are trying to make to emulate the world of Mr Middleton. But I still haven’t told you about how I finally found the illustrator of my dreams… In Part 5, I at last...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
A jump forward in time to the present. Today I spent a rainy Sunday in, helping to write an application for a funding grant to develop an alternate reality game (ARG) based on Mr Middleton, which takes the teleporter metaphor and makes it into real life. Without the...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 17, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In Part 4, I recounted my phone call with Shaun Tan, asking if he might be interested in illustrating my book, Mr Middleton’s Teleporter. He politely told me that he couldn’t do it, which led my fiance to suggest that we advertise in order to find an...
by Jackie Bailey | Apr 13, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
I left my last blog post about Mr Middleton, staring incredulously at my fiance who had just suggested that I call the esteemed Shaun Tan about illustrating my book. Like, as if he was a regular person, and not some kind of illustrating savant. My betrothed...
