NEWSLETTER 2

 

NEWSLETTER 27.7.2023

OSCAR THE OWL BOOK for 3-7 year olds.

Progress has been hotting up this week. Here’s an update:

·        All artwork completed and in the publisher’s hands, along with all the words for the pages.

·        Contact with the publisher has been a daily occurrence as we agree page colour, the font and size to use, whether to be centred on the page or at the left margin.

·        Amazon pricing for printed versions has risen by £1 I’m informed. However, I bought a child a comic this week and it was £7.99, albeit had plastic toys attached. So a book of that price, in comparison, is what is to be expected.

 

The above is the practical part of becoming a published author but the joys come in many other ways. We don’t know what our little ones will grow up to be when they complete their learning at school/college/university but many show great potential in these early years.

During the initial stages of my process to publication I enlisted the help of young people in collage studying art and also with children in the age range the book is intended for. Most interested were twins Amelie and Finnlay who live in Scotland. We have only met a few times but through their Great Aunt and Mums they heard the words of my book and saw early pictures from college students and digital artist Rosa Brown. They gave me feedback for the latter via a video call.

Finnlay drew this picture from Rosa’s fantastic art creations. He then spent time colouring it in. The pictures moved Rosa and I to teary eyes. That such a young person can be inspired to draw and want to know more about how a book is made, is of great joy. Thanks to Christine Haig in Worcester for sharing this with us, GAC as she is known to the twins.

 

STOP PRESS: Oscar the Owl will be available to pre-order next week, details to follow.