Archive for May, 2010

A Month of Illustration

Friday, May 28th, 2010

I now have alot of things to be getting on with having been comissioned to write a children’s book series (YAY! Victory dance!) but I still need to keep up the personal goals - especially as I feel I will need skills learnt from them for the contract work.  I thought about things about and [...]

The Thing About Dragons…

Friday, May 21st, 2010

In doing the NaPiBoWriWee I discovered that one of my stories was infact part of a series - There’s a Dargon in the Compost Heap turned out to be about Jean and her House Dragon Horace.  These were another of my story ideas from PiBoIdMo.  The thing is I think I feel more stories in [...]

Finially Finished

Friday, May 14th, 2010

I have finially finished my NaPiBoWriWee challenge it took a good long while i.e. a week extra - this is mainly becuase though there was only really two stories left to write these were:

1) There’s a Dragon in the Compost Heap

2) Earth, Wind, Fire

And these were longer stories than the Hetty Peglar ones - [...]

Last Day of NaPiBoWriWee

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Well I have five and half picture books written - I’m not going to finish the challenge but I’ve decided it doesn’t really matter - I have almost six drafts which is more than I would have had and as it’s all the Hetty Peglar stories done - it should give me enough time to [...]

NaPiBoWriWee

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

It is the first day of the National Picture Book Writing Week and I have realised I am away doing things until late on the 3rd . I am taking my note book and hope to maybe get some writing done in the car!

I spent last week looking through my lists of picture book [...]