· The words have been written
· Maybe even pictures drawn.
· There’ll likely be some argy bargy as the words settle together with pictures.
· Some words might be knocked off the edge of the story by pictures, as they vie for attention on the page.
· Then words and pictures get formatted into a file they’re printed and bound into a book – finished! ...?
· Spoken words
· Written words
· Words in blogs
· Words on websites
· Words on social media
· Words into the abyss…
· Someone reads your book
· You get positive feedback
· You read your book out loud – and people listen…
· You take your book out into the world
· You do a book signing
· People pick up your book
· They read the blurb
· They flick through the pages
· They ask you to sign the book (more words)
· You watch as a child stands at a Christmas fair and reads your book, a precious moment.