My sister and I are currently working on another book, this time featuring Winston, the dragon. We had to solve the problem of him being friends with almost everyone, and having been on all kinds of adventures, and in all kinds of time periods, and there not being any way to make a cohesive story.
Then Marianne came up with the idea of making the book Winston's personal Photo Album, with the best photos of him throughout the years. She gave it a vintage look with old, yellowed pages, and the 'photos' held in with old fashioned photo corners, and sometimes even with tape. All the text would be 'handwritten' in by Winston himself.
The photos appear pretty much in chronological order, sometimes telling short stories, and sometimes not. The book is a lot of fun, and makes me smile. We are at the final editing stage and I'm excited to share a little sneak preview....
First, the wonderful cover....
Then Marianne came up with the idea of making the book Winston's personal Photo Album, with the best photos of him throughout the years. She gave it a vintage look with old, yellowed pages, and the 'photos' held in with old fashioned photo corners, and sometimes even with tape. All the text would be 'handwritten' in by Winston himself.
The photos appear pretty much in chronological order, sometimes telling short stories, and sometimes not. The book is a lot of fun, and makes me smile. We are at the final editing stage and I'm excited to share a little sneak preview....
First, the wonderful cover....
..and then a few of the pages....
The last three spreads tell the story of him meeting Saphira, but since I've not started posting their story yet, I will keep those pages a secret for now.
The final two-page spread will, like the Fairy book, have photos of each and every friend of his that appears in the book. There are sixty one in all, and this is just the first page....
The final two-page spread will, like the Fairy book, have photos of each and every friend of his that appears in the book. There are sixty one in all, and this is just the first page....
There are 88 pages in all (including the covers) with 184 photos (not including the Friends on the final spread) so it's the biggest book so far. As a result it will end up costing a little more than the Fairy book. So I've haven't decided if I will order a limited number of copies for the public or not. I guess it will depend on the response.
Anyways, it's a wonderful book and I can't wait to see it in print!!
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Anyways, it's a wonderful book and I can't wait to see it in print!!
Copyright © 2022 Martha Boers
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