Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Acknowledgments: Spotlight on Dia Calhoun

Am I the only one who loves to read an author's acknowledgments--our version of credits, homage to everyone who touched our book? (Personally, I prefer to read the acknowledgments at the end of the book since it feels like a grace note--the thank you after sharing the work with the reader. I simply don't get acknowledging people at the front of the book.)

I always wonder about the people who are included in that thank you--what made them so special to be immortalized in a book? Who are these people? Perhaps it's the writer in me. But I want their story, too.

So I thought I would share the inside scoop on some of the amazing people who helped shape NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL. First up is Dia Calhoun--Dia, my Dia--an award-winning author, co-founder of
readergirlz, and one of my peeps!

What many of her readers don't realize is that Dia is also a brilliant artist, a lettering artist who created the Alaska Airlines logo. For my homecoming from China, she created a piece of art for my entry, words taken from my latest novel: Feed Hope.


How can hope not be fed with that glorious piece of art in my home?

And now Dia has launched a new website for her lettering business. Tell me, can't you just see this on a book or video game?

5 comments:

  1. Thank you, Justina, for your amazing support and for making me part of North of Beautiful, a novel of true beauty.

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  2. I'm beginning to wonder if there's anything she can't do!!!

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  3. That was a great story!

    And I love to read Acknowledgments, even more so now that I've found myself mentioned in one, lol.

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  4. YAY for Dia! We LURVE her! And the lettering is gorgeous above your door!

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  5. It's just so gorgeous. The Swan Lake one she gave Lorie Ann just took my breath away. I wish I had something I could hire her for!

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