Month: September 2010
Self Publishing – Think like a publisher
Duh! I guess that’s what makes publishers publishers – they think like publishers. We who spend all our time at the creative edge are not thinking abut markets or marketing. There I am busily starting to work on Craig Mnure, when really I should be working like mad on Santa’s Secret Diary, which is not…
The Internet is complicated!
About eighteen months ago, my site was hacked and trashed. I vowed not to get too deeply involved again and let those who know what they are doing take the strain. But I’ve been seduced back into trying things out – mostly through a desire to make my drawing videos available in schools. As I’ve…
The Summer’s Weight of Leaves
It was hot and still walking in the Forest this afternoon. The blackberries are ripe and plump and fungi is bursting out every where you look. It’s a beautiful late summer, but you cannot escape the feeling that it’s really early autumn. Walking under the brilliant green canopy a phrase popped into my head: The…