I am rapidly learning that creating a book is quite a rollercoaster. I am so enjoying the process but as with all creative pursuits, it can be difficult to switch off and let it go. The first 5 books are now all done and the remaining 3 (Ponds, Urban, Farm) are now with the printer … Continue reading A Brief Diversion
A Real Bookshop
I am not a great shopper so I've not found the restrictions particularly affecting, but I do LOVE a bookshop and when I was running the art class in Soho (a thousand years ago back in 2019) I spent many happy hours beforehand in Foyles, Waterstones or Stanfords drinking cappuccino and reading books or just … Continue reading A Real Bookshop
Display ideas
I love the booklet format as it's the perfect size for your pocket when out and about, but they need to be displayed in such a way that the covers are seen to full effect...not so easy when they're on a shelf. I had considered using the bellyband that are used for packing the books … Continue reading Display ideas
More illustrations
Oooooh I am getting in to the final stretches of the first set (you can reserve a first run on my dedicated webpage) and it is so exciting. I will then be able to approach bookshops which of course is a whole other aspect of publishing a book and one I am looking forward to … Continue reading More illustrations
Book series
I am so thrilled with the first two little logbooks, and the feedback has been excellent. Schools seem interested, with one wanting to use my books as a prize in an Art & Design competition which is incredibly flattering. The overriding comment is that they're "cute", quickly qualified as that not being a patronising or … Continue reading Book series
The new books are here!
My booklets have arrived. They look absolutely amazing and I am really pleased with how they've turned out. You can buy them here on the website for £5.99 including free UK postage. Coast & Clifftop Birds: Coast & Clifftop Birds Logbook14 x 9cm logbook on birds of the sea and shore£5.99Click here to purchase. Town … Continue reading The new books are here!
New birds
I have finally sent my PDFs off to Newman Thomson and they will hopefully be printed at the beginning of next week. We had a bit of a sporty day yesterday as I had to get my ISBNs and barcodes from Nielsen, for which I needed to register my publishing name. I had thought of … Continue reading New birds
Preflight Checks
I have now finished the Coast & Clifftop book so am sending it around to various friends and family to read. InDesign has a spellcheck but I'm not using that, and the justification and hyphenation of the text boxes means I get some odd word splits, as well as the Latin needing the once over. … Continue reading Preflight Checks
Blue paper
I'm finding it interesting how much the books are driving themselves, and although I have the bulk of the birds I need to put a book together, there are inevitably ones which I feel would be more appropriate or necessary so I need to paint them. I love playing with the white space and the … Continue reading Blue paper
Getting there…and the next book
I am discovering that it's amazing how much needs to be done to get even a short book like mine to the print ready stage this end, let alone actually print ready. Proof-reading, editing, nit-picking, fixing wonky layout and fonts, checking, checking and triple-checking the Latin names, spelling and grammar, then sorting out all the … Continue reading Getting there…and the next book
