I’ve spent the last three days talking about my chapter illustrations. You know I did them for the Princelings series – and most were specific to each book. Yes, I re-used several: views of Castle Buckmore, the Inn of the
Busy week ahead
I’ve a busy week ahead. I was hoping to start doing Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction photoprompts again, but haven’t got there yet. Instead I’ve got two book fairs and three days of ‘open studios’ ahead of me. Craft Fairs Saturday
Two weeks to the Messenger Misadventures #mgfiction
Two weeks until the launch of the Messenger Misadventures, and I’m still editing the final version. Mailing list subscribers should get an advance offer as soon as I’ve uploaded it. Dylan, Deirdre, and Dougall This is the collection of stories
Illustrations for Chronicles – a job for #Inktober
Chapter illustrations became a feature of my Princelings series, and in theory I like doing them. In practice, I get anxious about whether I can execute what I have in my head. I thought you might like to know what
#FlashbackFriday | The Way West (Humphrey WIP)
It’s FlashbackFriday again, and I’m going for Humphrey when his book was WIP. You can join in by posting your own post from way back when, one you love, or maybe nobody saw, or just something you want to display
Illustrations in children’s books #AtoZChallenge
Illustrations in Children’s books (older children – 9 to 12 years old, or middle grade) has been a hot topic over at the Goodreads Great Middle Grade Reads group. Every time I find a book with illustrations I notice them
Happy Halloween
I’m sure I had a nice ‘Happy Halloween’ graphic to post on here, but here are some things you can do today if you don’t really want to go Trick or Treating. Do the Halloween Spooktacular Giveaway Hop, sponsored by
#Inktober update
We’re halfway through October, and so far I’ve managed to keep up with the Inktober challenge of a daily pen & ink sketch. If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen them, although I realise that the early
#Inktober
My wonderful cover illustrator, Danielle English, has been doing Inktober for a couple of years, and this year I went and looked behind her fabulous drawings to discover what it’s all about. Inktober is the A-Z Challenge of pen and