THE SIMPSONS NEWS

I finished my work early last week and was put on a special project that may or may not see the light of day.  I worked on it all of Friday and all of Monday.  I was also put on the new episode I’m going to be working this week.  Show 21.  I was assigned Act 1 which I began on Tuesday.  Then, about midday Tuesday, I had to do a little bit more on the special project before I was able to continue on the Act.

This would really be a problem if it wasn’t for the fact that they’re giving us three weeks instead of two to finish our work on this episode, so I’ve still got time to do my work. I hope I can make the most of the time.

It would also be nice to have that special project see the light of day so I can talk about it at some point.

ART/BOOKS

My wife’s book, THE TOWER’S ALCHEMIST, has a new cover:

Why the change?

Because the original cover had a swastika on it. Unfortunately we didn’t realize that anything with the image of a swastika is illegal in some countries in Europe. This meant that the book didn’t show up in some European sites, and it would be illegal to buy it.  So we changed the cover so it was much more internationally friendly.

How do I feel about this after spending so long on the original?  I’m alright with it.  Enough time has passed that I’m not really bothered by the change.  I got just as into creating this cover, as I did the last one.  I also made sure that the symbol on the cover had to do with the themes and plot elements in the book. The symbol is actually three alchemical symbols combined.

The center most symbol, the one the looks like a swirly cross, is one, of many, alchemical symbols for silver.  Historically, silver has been used by civilizations for it’s germ fighting properties.  I put it on the cover because one of the plots in the story is about fighting off an alchemical disease.

The curved symbol with the circles on the end, is one, of many, alchemical symbols for sublimation.  Which Alesha suggested because the main character does it so much. I thought it would be appropriate since it’s so unique to alchemists.

Finally, the big “x” looking symbol, is one, of many, symbols for time. This is there because of something that happens in the story that deals with time.  But I can’t say exactly what it is because it would be a big spoiler.  So read the book and find out.

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