Spinning Plates

Self publishing is all about spinning plates.

I’m currently spinning the plate of my work in progress. I’ve formatted the book, to give me a clear view of the illustrations I need, and where they will fit into the story.



I now have a lot of sketches and paintings of my characters in various poses and interactions, and just need to finalise the pictures that will make it into the finished book. Then there’ll be the usual argy bargy as words and pictures come together, working in perfect harmony to create a picture book. Some of the words may have to shuffle a bit to let the pictures in, to tell their share of the story, creating the magic of a picture book.  

I’m also spinning the website plate: keeping up with content for my website, and thinking of ways to bring people into my online bookshop. So if you’re reading this please pop along and browse the books, they’re all waiting to go out into the world, tell their stories and find new homes.