Showing posts with label Blurb Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blurb Books. Show all posts
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Toronto's WOTS Festival is tomorrow!
My book, Six Owls and A Party, listed with the other Word On The Street exhibitors, in today's Toronto Star, Pg. L10 (Weekend/Life Section). Yeah!
Come see us at table #KS51, TD KidStreet Indoor, Sunday September 27, 2015, Toronto's Harbourfront Centre (11:00am-6:00pm).
Monday, August 31, 2015
The Serious Reader
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Six Owls and A Party
My first self-published children's book using Blurb is now available for all to read.
It all started with a sketch and a small unfinished mosaic; that owl mosaic sparked an idea that became my owl project that sparked another idea that became a book, Six Owls and A Party.
There were lots of rewrites, countless hours of mosaicking and (probably) one too many proofs ordered... and now it's here. Yeah!
Six Owls and A Party is available for purchase thru Blurb here.
There were lots of rewrites, countless hours of mosaicking and (probably) one too many proofs ordered... and now it's here. Yeah!
Six Owls and A Party is available for purchase thru Blurb here.
Monday, June 1, 2015
The Owl Project, Part 3, self-publishing
With my owl panels photographed I'm now onto part 3 of The Owl Project; a self-published children's book, Six Owls and A Party, using Blurb.
This isn't the first time I've used Blurb. A few years ago I put two books together, (Christmas gifts); Simply William, a book of Will and William and Kate, a love story.
Why self publish?
14 years ago my first children's book, Mr. Bob's Magic Ride in the Sky, was published by Whitecap Books. It was put together by their graphic designer without any input from me. The Art Director in me had a difficult time with that and the finished product was, unfortunately, not what I'd envisioned. The bottom line was that I didn't have full creative control - something, I believe, all artists want.
With Six Owls and A Party self-publishing was the only way to go. I wrote it (and rewrote it), illustrated it (mosaicked it), chose the font, the font size, layed it out (relayed it out)... you get the picture - full creative control:) My labour of love.
Why Blurb?
Blurb's BookWright has so many user friendly features that putting a book together with it is very easy.
This week my second proof should be arriving in the mail, then I'll be moving onto the next step; getting Six Owls and A Party out and into the world.
Why self publish?
14 years ago my first children's book, Mr. Bob's Magic Ride in the Sky, was published by Whitecap Books. It was put together by their graphic designer without any input from me. The Art Director in me had a difficult time with that and the finished product was, unfortunately, not what I'd envisioned. The bottom line was that I didn't have full creative control - something, I believe, all artists want.
With Six Owls and A Party self-publishing was the only way to go. I wrote it (and rewrote it), illustrated it (mosaicked it), chose the font, the font size, layed it out (relayed it out)... you get the picture - full creative control:) My labour of love.
Why Blurb?
Blurb's BookWright has so many user friendly features that putting a book together with it is very easy.
This week my second proof should be arriving in the mail, then I'll be moving onto the next step; getting Six Owls and A Party out and into the world.
Friday, November 9, 2012
William & Kate, a love story
Many months ago (just after getting Kate) I started putting together another book using Blurb.
The finished product/published book arrived in the mail yesterday. It's lovely.
Thanks again Blurb. It'll be a very special Christmas gift for a very special someone:) (Shh it's a Christmas gift).
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Simply William, a book of Will
About a month ago I started putting together a book using the very cool site Blurb. It's amazing. They supply the layout, you supply the photos and copy and voilà your very own book is born!
My two copies arrived in the mail yesterday and I couldn't be more pleased with them.
Thank you Blurb. I think I'm hooked. Simply William, a book of Will is my very own, special coffee table book that I'm thinking will make two very special Christmas gifts.
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