The Writing Process

(Day 31 of 31 – story crumbs from the world of Loveandpizza.it 🍕) Before there was a Criss Rosu cover, there was this one: This was the very first cover Loveandpizza.it ever wore, back in 2011, and it wasn’t even finished yet! 😅🫣 I want to tell you a bit about where it came from, because…

(Day 30 of 31 – story crumbs from the world of Loveandpizza.it 🍕) Yesterday, I finally showed you the cover of the relaunched Loveandpizza.it. Today, I want you to meet the person who made it. Her name is Criss Rosu, and she’s the illustrator and designer behind it. Why the Cover Needed to Change The…

(Day 29 of 30 – story crumbs from the world of Loveandpizza.it 🍕) Twenty-nine days ago I started handing you crumbs. Small things. A street, a pastry, a superstition, a character who wouldn’t stay quiet even when I asked her to. I didn’t tell you where it was building to, not properly, because some things…

A companion piece to Day 30 of the Loveandpizza.it blog challenge. This is the complete conversation, unedited, for anyone who wants every question and every answer. 1. How would you describe what you create, and what do you love most about being an illustrator and designer? I usually say that I help bring people’s ideas…

(Day 28 of 30 – story crumbs from the world of Loveandpizza.it 🍕) Every novel teaches its writer something, whether the writer asked for the lesson or not. Here’s what Loveandpizza.it taught me, in no particular order except the order I learned it. Plot is a servant, not a master I used to think plot…

(Day 27 of 30 – story crumbs from the world of Loveandpizza.it 🍕) If Loveandpizza.it had a sound, it would sit somewhere between a scooter engine and someone laughing too loudly in a piazza. I’ve spent nearly thirty days giving you crumbs from this story, the places, the food, the people who shaped it, and…