I have a kids book in the pipeline – close to ready in fact and I think I want some illustrations. The book is a fantasy aimed at kids aged 10/11 and over. I’ll want 14 black and white images for the interior, and also looking for a cover if anyone fancies giving that a go. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Musings’ Category
The Map and The Stone – Illustrator(s) wanted.
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Sage and the car.
Thursday, June 24th, 2010A dream.
I like dreaming my writing. It’s somehow really connected and visual like watching the film, or being in the story. (more…)
Editing
Friday, June 11th, 2010Can I just say that I hate editing…..
It’s reading the same thing over and over until you can’t see it any more. It’s trying to spot those missing or unnecessary commas.
I hate it. But it needs to be done and I will admit that the books are so much better after a couple of editing rounds. And I offer huge thanks to my handful of beta readers and comma spotters. You’re the best.
Right, back to the editing….
What’s going on?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Sometimes I get these snippets of scenes wandering into my head and I have to play with them for a while until I work out where they fit in.
I’ve been editing The Map and the Stone for a while and not been thinking too hard about Lily, Kate and the third adult Portal book. (more…)
Editing
Sunday, May 30th, 2010That’s the main round of edits done on The Map and the Stone. Just needs a proof read and to confirm a cover and then I can release it. (more…)
A New Year.
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Well folks, it’s 2010 tomorrow and what a year that’s going to be.
The Map and the Stone should be out during the summer, my first book written for younger readers. I’m just waiting on some test reader feedback before I can start editing in ernest. (more…)
Argh, need title.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009I wonder…
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009I wonder if that phrase, “More than monkey, less than dolphin” should be said to my ten year old main character by a dolphin?
Maybe he goes to the seaside on a short holiday? Where can you see dolphins in the UK?
I don’t think a monkey telling him that would work somehow, and besides I don;t want to get into an argument about human beings being ape rather than monkey anyway…. Although that might be interesting, if a little Terry Pratchett-esque.
Squidoo
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Anyone else found squidoo yet? I discovered it as a networking, information based site about a year or so ago and I really didn’t like it. It was slow, not intuitive and the help pages were no help at all. So I abandoned my account and ignored it.
Until now. (more…)
We went back in the library…
Saturday, September 19th, 2009I got my 9 yr old to take another pic and either no-one noticed or no-one cared. Then the 9 yr old decided he was going to try to borrow The Portal Between, on a child’s lending card, and they let him! He’s not reading it though, he’s far too young.
