January should be book month!
• Reading books: dive into a new book, creep back into an old favourite, just disappear between some pages.
• Writing books: if ever there was a month made for writing, it’s January, after the hectic Christmas preparations and the partying, January can seem empty and cold, but the ideal month to write. Jump joyfully into the void left by Christmas and explore your imagination.
• Illustrating books: What could be better than creating illustrations, bringing characters to life?
• Buying books: I seem to find books to buy even without trying, especially when I’m researching how to sell them!
• Selling books: The trickier part of writing, launching the finished books out into the world for readers to dive into and loose themselves between the pages…
Happy Birthday Belle and also to your book...
Happy 21st Birthday Belle ex racehorse
The art of being busy and productive…
Rewrites are done, now for the illustrations
...and all this talk about sleep and being tired is definitely making me sleepy. zzz
Dear Abyss
Rewrites
How many rewrites does it take to make a book? I’ll let you know when it’s finished… maybe.
...would it be so bad to let some of the plates crash to the floor?
Let’s do this, let’s pull up a new blank page and fill it with words