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Winston's Photo Album

7/27/2022

8 Comments

 
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....
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..and then a few of the pages....
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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....
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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.
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Anyways, it's a wonderful book and I can't wait to see it in print!!

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8 Comments
Nancy Pennell
7/27/2022 11:48:52 am

I live this idea. I’m would be interested in getting a book. Do you still have any fairy books left? I must have missed it.

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Martha
7/27/2022 12:52:32 pm

Yes I still have a few Fairy books left. There's a Books link on the far right of the header st the top of the page, with all the details and my email address.

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Donna
7/27/2022 06:30:26 pm

You already know how much I love Winston's photo album...it's wonderful and I definitely want to buy a copy !! 😊 !!

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Martha
7/28/2022 04:08:38 am

You'll be one of the first to get one, once they are printed.

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Dorothy
7/27/2022 07:51:25 pm

Dear Martha, I can't wait to receive a copy of the new book, autographed by Winston, of course (smile).

It is amazing to see how many friends Winston has. I can envision them all at his big celebration when the book comes out.

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Martha
7/28/2022 04:13:13 am

You'll definitely get one! It really is a wonderful book, full of fun little stories and Winston's priceless comments. I think you'll love it.

And that's not even all his friends. There's a whole second page. I think Winston will be really proud of his album, but he'll have to share it with his friends separately since they are from all different times and places.

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Dorothy
7/28/2022 07:46:32 am

Well I am sure that Winston will get a copy of his book to all of his friends because time travel is possible in the magical world you have created (smile).

I remember thinking that Winston's only friend was Willie but I see how wrong I was. Winston has many friends, and as you note, from different times.

And it seems that Winston is going to meet a very, very special friend very soon.

Martha
7/28/2022 07:55:18 am

Winston has a lot of friends, but three of them have been special over the years.. Holly was his first best friend, then Willie, and then Miho the Fairy Queen. And of course he'll soon have a fourth.

I think I may just have to make a miniature version of his album so he can show his friends the photos with them in it. Just one more thing to add to my ever growing to-do list!




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