A Little Bit About Layout
First off; "That Kiss" is continuing to update on Livejournal. You can read the latest installment there today. I highly recommend the discussion on Part 2, where my readers had a really wonderful conversation about sexual norms in society at large and fandom in particular.
Anyway, today I want to talk about the layout, since Dave Bryant and I have been going over it and he delivered a new draft yesterday. I told him I wanted a calligraphic feel, something like an old manuscript, but that it should also recall the design of the first two books. He researched the proportions on old manuscripts; they tend to have more white space on the outside edges than on the inside. We're going with that for now, see how it "feels."
I am pretty fussy about print layout. I want it to be readable and beautiful. This is why I go with people who have been doing it for decades. Dave has elegant taste, and after laying out eight of my books he's got a sense for the things I like.
On this book in particular I've already spent at least an hour going over typography for the body font; first, picking the right one, and second, picking the right size and leading. I asked for Dave's advice on these matters, but in the end I have to be happy with the results.
So far so good! Have a look at the latest "draft." Strange that so much work and discussion can lead to something that looks so deceptively simple...! :)
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