October 2007 Archives

As promised, here's a collection of sample illustrations, from Ian Miller an excellent and generous artist who is helping me make Cluck pretty.

It's a simple animated gif that rotates through a small handful of chapter illustrations. These will adorn the start of each chapter, similar to the chapter illustrations in the Harry Potter books (although I think these are nicer). About half of them are finished, but I don't want to give everything away now. I'm very pleased with how they are turning out: having absolute design control (including the ability to include illustrations) is one of the reasons Cluck is being self-published.

Oh - and here's the cover:

I'm making progress on The Book. Several people are now running through it for me for final copyediting (I've seen the manuscript through seven complete drafts and countless minor ones, and can't see typos anymore). Illustrations are coming along oh so nicely... and the cover art is amazing. I'll try to post some examples soon.

Also, as soon as I have my ISBN number, I'll begin spreading the word about how to buy, because I know that you all want to buy a copy. I explain on my book site why I chose to publish independently, despite the strong opinions of friends and family. Hopefully I'm not making the wrong choice, but I'm committed to it. I'm not too old to take foolish risks for the selfish reasons, after all.

Anyway, check out the site - it has changed bit, and will change more once more updates come in. Come to think of it, I should probably update the sample chapters, which are many drafts old at this point.