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Stephen Emond — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:17:12 +0000

Thanks, Josue, I’m so glad you liked it!

Comment on My Alternate Author Photos! by Stephen Emond

Stephen Emond — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:16:53 +0000

Thanks so much Heather, that’s awesome! I’m glad you made it through the book and enjoyed it! :P I wish I had another book coming out soon. My next book will be WINTER TOWN, next year. I am wrapping up the first draft this weekend. Some stuff that inspired me in writing HAPPYFACE though, if you want to check them out, are PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY, hmm what else. The graphic novel BLANKETS is great! PERKS in particular gave me that WOW feeling by the time I finished. The last few chapters had me almost crying :P

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Stephen Emond — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:12:11 +0000

Actually in the end we had to use a font called “felt tip” that wasn’t mine. I had wanted to use my own font, but what worked on my computer wasn’t working on the designer’s. It did make it into the book in one or two spots – I believe Mr. Molly’s handwriting on Happyface’s papers was one of my fonts. Maybe I will make a blog post showing some of the fonts I came up with trying to do that.

I used a program from macromedia called Fontographer. It’s tricky business but no so bad once you get the hang of it. My main problem was like I said – what looked good on my computer had all these weird spaces on the designers. So I wasn’t sure how to fix that. :\

Comment on About Me by Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:37:57 +0000

Hello, it’s me again, sorry if I’m crowding up your comments page! But I was wondering how you created the font in Happyface from your own handwriting? I saw the thing in the back of the book and I was wondering you made the font. Does it cost anything to do? Or do you need to do it professionally or… what? It would be awesome if I could make a font for myself with my own handwriting. :)

Comment on My Alternate Author Photos! by Josue Mendoza

Josue Mendoza — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:27:47 +0000

I just finished happyface yesterday! man it was really effing good!
keep writing I hope to buy another one of your books lol XD ^_^ :D :)
something people can really relate too ^_^ :D :)
the non cool kids ^_^ :)
loved ever bit of it ^_^ :D :) ^_^ :)

Comment on My Alternate Author Photos! by Heather

Heather — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:17:26 +0000

Hi there!. i rented the book, “happyface” from the library, and just happened to finish it right now.. and honestly, i have to say that i loved every part of it. i nearly cried for some parts i enjoyed it so much. most of it related to bits of my life in high school dealing with friends and a whole lot of drama. i need to admit, though, im not much for reading, i dont think ive ever finished a book before. my husband was the one who insisted i start reading more just to have that huge accomplished fealing. :) this book was soo great and so easy to read and picture in my head like a movie, that i will be looking forward to reading another one of your books.. you are a inspiration for me to finish writing my life story in a book. thank you again for your time and for allowing me to experience this.
Have yourself a very happyface day :)

Comment on About Me by Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:40:56 +0000

Thankyou!
I’ve sent you an email (quite a long one) with my address. Thanks so much :)

That’s really interesting, about where your ideas came from. It’s really clever how you have written a whole book in which the story is so easy to follow using comics and speech bubbles all through it. I would never be that talented ;)

Comment on About Me by Stephen Emond

Stephen Emond — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:44:40 +0000

Hi Charlotte – sure, send me an email at my emoboyrocks email address to let me know where to send it, and I’ll mail you a drawing. The last person who asked never wrote me!

Writing is funny, a lot of it does come from my life, but it’s usually in details and more abstract ways. I pull from all kinds of sources when I write. My parents did divorce early in my highschool years, and i did move from a town I was considered a “loser” in to a town where I slowly learned I could start over. Happyface’s parents aren’t very much like mine at all. His Dad was based partly on the lead singer of the band EELS. I do have a brother but he’s very much alive; but I had a friend who died in a car accident when I was in highschool that I based some of Chloe off of. A lot of the “real” details come from stuff like Gretchen’s house and family, which are similar to my highschool girlfriend’s, and things like Gretchen’s parties and the karaoke and her friendship with all her exes – those all come from a few other friends of mine.

I like to think in all, I create a story and then pull the details to flesh it out where they fit – but it’s all to serve the original story, which in this case evolved from me writing the words “happy face” in my sketchbook and figuring out what the story would be. Actually that’s how WINTER TOWN started, too…

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Jainus — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:31:44 +0000

I love happyface!!!!IS the story really part of ur life?? You really had a life with full of suprises. :D

LOves from SINGAPORE!

Comment on About Me by Charlotte

Charlotte — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:12:52 +0000

Hello, sorry this is my third comment in a row, but on my last comment asking for a drawing it put my name down as Scarlett. Sorry, it was supposed to say Charlotte – stupid AutoCorrect!