Go read my new flipbook. I love it so much.
You can also read it on Instagram as panels instead of a flipbook.
I had Nino read it when I was doing the final edits. Thirty years ago, when we were dating, I discovered he was a good editor, and he edited most of what I wrote for the first seven years we were together. Then we had kids and things became chaotic. But here we are, with two kids in college, so I thought I’d try having him edit again.
He’s still a good editor. But when I gave him this flipbook he said, “You should have given me a trigger warning or something.”
I said, “What? You already know the whole story.”
He said, “It upsets me more now I guess. I’m really sad for you. You have to find someone else to edit this.”
I did find someone else to edit. But I think I found something in Nino as well. After all these years he loves me so much that he can’t be impartial with the stories. That made me feel really loved. Like, all these years I’ve been through with him. So much disappointment. But it doesn’t feel disappointing to be cared for.
This makes me so happy. I love this post. It’s so hard to come back from a break of trust, I’m glad you are recreating it with nino on terms that work for you both.
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1) I enjoy your flipbooks and look forward to seeing more of them.
2) Do you think of the visuals first or the text?
3) About how long does it take you to create a flipbook?
(FYI: I’ve been reading your blog since around the time you moved to the farm. I think this may be the first time I’ve commented.)
Thanks. I love the flipbooks too. I need a lot of headspace to do them. I have some visuals first and then add text and then make more pictures to fill in what else I want to write. There are lots of drafts and unused pictures. It took me about 200 hours to do the last flipbook. It felt like I did nothing morning til night for a couple of weeks. Just writing about it here makes me want to do another. Thank you for asking.
Penelope