Title Author ISBN Imprint Series Format Stage #3: The artist's work begins. Before an artist sits down to illustrate a story, she chooses the size she wants the book to be, and then she plans out the pages. She makes a dummy book, with rough sketches, to show to her editor and the book designer. At this point, the editor might make some changes in the text of the story. Editors are good at helping writers find clearer ways of saying things.