This post was originally written in Italian by Paolo Gambardella. It has been translated by an AI agent and may contain inaccuracies.
Some time ago I wrote a fairy tale, and I found an artist who’s helping me bring it to life visually. She sends me sketches every week for review, I give her feedback, she applies it — sixteen images in total. This is taking up a huge amount of my time, and it all started from a desire to leave something behind for my daughter, just in case I disappear too soon. I’m not expecting success, or to sell millions of copies — I’m well aware of the quality of my writing and my limitations. I’m doing this purely for the joy of creating.
Machine learning helped me visualise this fairy tale, and it pushed me to look for a professional to illustrate it. That’s certainly a good thing, but I have to say it’s eating into my personal time more than I expected. Delegating doesn’t simply mean putting money in and saving time — it means committing to working on something together with someone. I forget this far too often, and I end up spreading myself across a thousand projects that I never see through to the end. It’s a pretty common trait among creative people, and I wanted to share it with you today.
I’m hoping to publish my fairy tale by Christmas — I’d like to print some copies in Catalan and give them to every child in Maria Laura’s class. Then I’ll post the link on my blog and on my LinkedIn, so it’ll be possible to buy it in Italian and Catalan.