by Jackie Bailey | May 27, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
Once upon a time there was a city called Sydney. I met Hoang back at Berkelouw’s two weeks later, to see the character drawings and the first of the scenes. We had agreed to do this to check that we were on the right track. Hoang brought his wife, Cat, with...
by Jackie Bailey | May 19, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In which I am asked the question, what does a teleporter actually look like? It was 10.06 pm when the phone rang, about three days since the events of my last self-publishing post. “Jackie?” “Yep, Hoang, how’s it going?”...
by Jackie Bailey | May 12, 2009 | Self-publishing Mr Middleton's Teleporter
In which I drink an LSD which changes my life forever. In Part 8, I had just managed to locate the brother of the artist, Hoang Nguyen, who had done the picture I had fallen in love with. I gave the man my manuscript and all I had to do was wait, and pray, and try...
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...
