Thursday, December 18, 2025

Figuring Out the Format of Dinotopia

 


I first mocked up Dinotopia as a “Grand Tour of a Lost World,” structured like a travel guide. I was inspired by the lavishly illustrated books from the Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet. (His are ALL good.)

But novel-length picture books were rare in the book business. And I kept hitting the same problem: how do you frame a lost continent story?

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