A book cover is like a door to a hidden world

A book cover is like a door to a hidden world – open that door and peep inside, but be careful – a book has the power to draw you inside and never let you go…

If you open that book and find it to be empty, then you must be the one who is meant to fill that book – fill it with something amazing…

First proper rain in over a month - the cats were thrilled!!

 

First proper rain in over a month - the cats were thrilled!!

 

Rummaging around my little bookshop and this little chap jumped out at me...

Rummaging around my little bookshop and this little chap jumped out at me...

 

  

"Hey - I'm Iver No-Idea - I know weird name right? I blame Eric... Anyway you can find out how I got my name and where I came from in Doodle Mayhem - but if you want to keep cool in the heatwave why not find a cool spot and read about how I gatecrashed a skiing holiday, because what better time to imagine yourself in the snow?"

All Ollie needs is a box - because a box can be anything... so let's go sailing...

 

All Ollie needs is a box - because a box can be anything... so let's go sailing...

 

Holiday reading for kids

Holiday reading for kids - Step into a world where drawings come alive, meet Eric's doodles Iver No-Idea and his dog HB as they cause their own brand of trouble. http://www.anne-m-stephenson.com/page2.htm 

So... here's a thought - who better to promote a book than the main character...?

 

 So... here's a thought - who better to promote a book than the main character...?

What would happen if your characters started escaping their covers...?

What would happen if your book characters started escaping their covers? Well that's just what happens in Doodle Mayhem - meet Iver No-Idea and his dog HB...

Once characters start to speak they take on a life of their own - and who knows where that might lead...? 

Best to visit them in their books - and try to leave them there, although they may take root in your imagination and live there for a while...  

...pull up the drawbridge, make a big jug of coffee, rummage around in my imagination and see what flows out...

So what's the big idea for June?

Can I hide away and start a new book? ...pull up the drawbridge, make a big jug of coffee, rummage around in my imagination and see what flows out...

But what if I could apply that same imaginative excitement into marketing the books I've already written...?

So... that has to be the big idea for June - to get marketing ...then I can afford to buy the drawbridge right...? 

As writers we build our own castles...

As writers we build our own castles...

...our books invite others to share them. 

Books need to be read to come alive, for their characters to be heard and allow you into their world...

Books need to be read to come alive, for their characters to be heard and allow you into their world... 

 

Belle for one, does not want to be left standing at the gate.

Order her book and let her tell you her story... 

There are many gates in life, they're not all starting gates, some are just country gates leading to a bit of horsing around...

Under starters orders... 

 

There are many gates in life, they're not all starting gates, some are just country gates leading to a bit of horsing around...

Belle ex Racehorse ...just horsing around 

Why is it I wonder that I find horses stood at a give way so amusing...

 

Why is it I wonder that I find horses stood at a give way so amusing... it makes perfect sense for them to stop at the give way when they're hacking on the road, but I can't help it - it tickled me the first time I saw it, and it still does, so of course it had to make it into the book. 

#amreading #LostinaBook #horses #tb 

Sheep - they may look lovely to us - but what do they look like to an ex racehorse...? from Belle ex Racehorse ...just horsing around

 

Sheep - they may look lovely to us - but what do they look like to an ex racehorse...?

from Belle ex Racehorse ...just horsing around

It's Friday, the sun is shining...time to kick out, go wild, or curl up with a new book and go on an adventure...

It's Friday, the sun is shining... 

 

                            ...time to kick out, go wild, or curl up with a new book and go on an adventure...

#amreading #horse #horses #TB #LostinaBook

Books all lined up

I lined my books up for a photo shoot - pretty proud of this little lot. 

 

#LostinaBook #picturebooks #lovebooks 

Books on display ...just horsing around

May at Lost in a Book

 

New books looking good in the library display cabinet, with my other picture books keeping them company and showing their support.

#LostinaBook #BelleExRaceHorseJustHorsingAround 

New book through the starting gate and into the world...

The new books are setting off into the world in bright orange envelopes... 

 

Just horsing around

 

#LostinaBook #horsingaround #exracehorse #racehorse 

Unpacking the first print run

Unpacking the first print run... 

Buy now 

#Racehorse #books #lovereading #LostinaBook

ex racehorse

Belle ex racehorse ...just horsing around

Happy Birthday Belle - you now star in a book, though I'm sure your birthday hack was more important to you today.  

And what an auspicious day to publish a book about an ex racehorse, when many of her kind are running in the Grand National - I hope they all have a safe race and go on to have a full life after the racetrack.  

#racehorse #LostinaBook

New book available soon

 

Publication date set for 14th April - which is Belle's birthday - I wonder if she knows what a special lady she is...

Belle is an ex racehorse, but she doesn't know what that means. She was born to race, so what now…?

Maybe she's a jumper, a dressage horse or an explorer… she still has the instinct to race whenever she gets the chance; but maybe just horsing around could be fun too.

#exracehorse #LostinaBook 

New book announced

New book available soon:

See the cover first here

Belle is an ex racehorse, but she doesn't know what that means. She was born to race, so what now…?

Maybe she's a jumper, a dressage horse or an explorer… she still has the instinct to race whenever she gets the chance; but maybe just horsing around could be fun too.

New children's book out soon...

2018 at Lost in a Book

March at Lost in a Book

28th March

Proof copy here and looking good - no mistakes found so far, nearly ready to order the first print run, and send my books galloping out into the world - did I tell you it's about an ex racehorse...?

 

See the book cover now on my website

#LostinaBook #exracehorse

New book coming soon from Lost in a Book

Exciting times here at lost in a Book - with a new book finished and away at the printers. Soon all the hard work will be printed and bound, and presented as a proof copy - now that's a moment to celebrate!

So how should I celebrate? - Well there may be a bottle of wine involved... but then there'll be announcements to make and a launch to organise.

So what is the title of this book you may be asking...? 

New book to be announced soon