artwork which reflects their style and tastes . They both admired Thomas Sciacca ’ s wondrous work and they reached out to him to create a meaningful cover . He agreed and as Charlie states , “ This is one instance where I hope people do judge a book by its cover .”
Both Charlie and Sherry are thrilled with Thomas ’ s artwork . He perfectly captured the classic , vaudeville feel they were hoping to achieve . Just like a vintage magic poster , the original cover artwork gives you a good indication of what ' s inside .
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Next it all fell onto Stina Henslee ' s plate , to meet the immense challenge of graphic design . Charlie was adamant that the entire book had a fun and theatrical vibe .
Not a day went by that there weren ’ t rewrites , corrections and rewrites of the last rewrites . Both Sherry and Charlie gave up trying to remember how many times they reread , changed , adjusted and fine-tuned the text .
Like every good artist poised on the precipice of a monumental accomplishment Charlie is experiencing butterflies and “ second guessing ” himself . He is concerned that he may have been “ a little too frank in the essays , and too revealing and honest in the memoir chapter .”
He is concerned that he probably shouldn ' t have tipped his work on ACAAN ( any card at any number ), and several other tricks . He asks , “ Is there such a thing as writer ' s regret ?”
“ Sleightly Absurd ” is available for $ 75.00 at Magic LIVE ! You can order your own copy directly from Squash Publishing ( https :// www . squashpublishing . com ) which has been producing books keenly focused on magic and the variety arts since 2003 .
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