More times than not, a lot of thought and creative imaginings go into finding just the right artistic style to match up with a writer's story. But when Caleb Monroe pitched me his idea for Dear Santa, Let Me Explain... I knew immediately who had to do the art: Noel Tuazon. Noel's watercolors are perfect for Caleb's heartwarming story. And I do mean perfect. It's as if the stars have aligned and I've been given this supernatural vision that is a perfect future. I'm telling you, these two creative geniuses were meant to work together on this story. (The fact that they've worked together before is beside the point, not to mention much less romantic.)

Anyway, I'm putting together the book proposal and asked Noel to work on a sample piece, knowing that without a script it'd be a placeholder that shows the style more than specifics. What he sent me reaffirmed for me that I made the right decision in getting Caleb and Noel together...

Labels: creators, dearsanta

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