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The story that had to be told...
The story was five years in the making, from the puppy coming home in a cat carrier, through all the antics and adventures; the training of pencils to draw puppies, and the coaxing of words and pictures to work together to build a story.
A picture book has fewer words than other books, but that doesn't mean it takes any less time to write. The trick is to distil the story down to a few words, and make the pictures work as hard as the words to tell the story.
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
Writing a best seller – is it something to aim for, or is it something magical that happens?
As a self publisher you’ve likely already come up against some sort of barrier in traditional publishing.
Happy Book Birthday to The Monster Under |The Bed
...and the letters will form words and make a story.
...and this week I'm playing with watercolour.
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