In my tutorial last week it was suggested that I change the ‘about me’ Paton my website. The writing was too academic. I have now changed the page, the idea is to demonstrate my storytelling skills and show my enthusiasm. I have tried to show why I enjoy what I do and what I aim to communicate through my work. It is strange trying to change my style of writing after the cop module this year but is something I have already been practicing while writing children’s books. The tone is completely different and so is sentence structure. Repetition can be a useful tool with this style of writing, especially within narratives when trying to create a rhythm to the story. Writing in a more expressive way about my work is something I need to get more comfortable with, it is easy to make things sound cheesy or pompous if not thought out properly and it is harder to judge what is appropriate when their is more leeway to be creative. I am going to show my reworked about me page at the crit on Friday and get some feedback.
Original about page text
"I am a 33 year old freelance illustrator currently working in Leeds. I specialise in narrative based illustrations, in particular children's literature and comics. I like to write and illustrate children's books that are both stimulating and fun. I enjoy communicating humour, character, atmosphere and emotion through my work. Most of all I love telling stories.
Feel free to contact me by email or telephone with any questions."
updated
"I love to tell stories...
from epic adventures of monsters and new worlds to the magic of everyday events we take for granted. Stories full of weird and wonderful characters that are more like us than would first appear. characters that laugh, cry and grow just like us. The most far fetched fantastical story can teach us about our real lives and the simplest and most mundane situation can be the most magical."
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