Graphic Novel-ing

coin_door_appears, originally uploaded by betsystreeter.

I thought it might be fun to post what I'm working on periodically - since I'm developing a graphic novel based on a story I wrote some years ago.
It's been a long process determining the layout and how I want to draw it. I've spent a lot of time looking at picture books, comics, graphic novels, and paintings. I've looked at how I tend to like squares and grids based on squares. And I've had to make sure that I love each and every frame - the composition, the story in it, the drawing itself. Because that is how I will make sure that there is truth in every frame and every page. By truth I mean, what is true from my own imagination and abilities to get it on paper.
Each page will work as a mini-story and then they will string together to make the book.
I'm not going to spend a lot of time explaining the plot or characters - instead I'll let the pages speak for themselves. That's what they should be doing, anyway.
Enjoy!