{"id":24546,"date":"2023-04-27T08:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iantm.com\/books\/?p=24546"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:22:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:22:50","slug":"second-edition-in-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iantm.com\/books\/2023\/04\/second-edition-in-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Z\u014dsan Second Edition: Now in Production!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Left: original image from 2015, black and white. Right: 2nd edition revision using 3 spot colors and black.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I wrote and illustrated Z\u014dsan in 2015, opting to raise the money for printing \u00a0on Kickstarter.<\/a><\/p>\n

I had specific ideals of printing using offset printing methods, rather than digital. There’s also a full length audiobook complete with music and sound design, and a full letterpress-printed edition of Z\u014dsan as a keepsake.<\/p>\n

I was extremely proud of the results, but had this sense that there was room for improvement. However, at the time the main goal was stick with it and finish.<\/p>\n

That experience lead to producing two other books,\u00a0Tamaishi<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0Where\u00a0All the Little Things Live<\/i><\/a> in the same way. I’m grateful for Charles at Eberhardt Press<\/a> for helping me realize the same vision of beautifully produced books. Without him I’m not sure any of this would have been possible.<\/p>\n

I decided to take the opportunity to apply everything I’d learned and revise Tamaishi when they were nearly all gone,\u00a0rather than just reprint as is. The results were fantastic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Color Dreams<\/h2>\n

There aren’t many copies of Z\u014dsan left \u2014 and I saw another opportunity to revise, spending weeks reworking the text and months revising and adding illustrations.<\/p>\n

Now instead of black and white \u2014 a constraint due to nature of letterpress \u2014 the book is printed using multiple spot colors. The result is a visual narrative that flows with the words: as Zochi’s world fills with color, so do the illustrations.<\/p>\n

Part of the journey<\/h2>\n

I’ve had my doubts about whether or not this is a worthwhile pursuit, revising old books. But I had a moment of clarity realizing that they were all part of the journey, and that each book was one stepping stone to another, and in and of themselves they were like first drafts. I couldn’t have written the last without the first, and I couldn’t have revised the first without the last.<\/p>\n

Someday, I actually hope to find the time and space to letterpress print this color edition myself. But until then, Z\u014dsan, 2nd edition will be available this summer. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

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