Hello All!
It has been 4 weeks since my last installment. I hope that the new year has welcomed you and (maybe more importantly) you have embraced it with open arms. I mentioned in my last letter that I am writing a book, and I will share with you my early concepts and ideas.
I started by brainstorming characters, I haven't used any of them yet but you can see who you identify with most:
This is the idea that had been brewing in the back of my mind for months:
A boy or person named Timothy (maybe), moves with his family from the city to a development.
There are ten properties, theirs is the only one built. Timothy's father is a contractor named Marvin.
Timo is fearful of the natural world but he is full of questions.
Eventually he meets a Heron named Bog who challenges him with difficult questions about the land his family is developing. These questions lead Timo on adventures that shape his love of nature and ultimately help him to protect the forest.
Here are a couple of early drawings of Timothy
