My nose is blocked, my chest is tight, I’ve been getting dizzy spells and I’m suffering a severe lack of concentration. It’s hard to hold the attention of a gang of kids when you can’t even hold our OWN attention. Every now and then I cough, but it’s not very satisfying. It’s not swine flu, because I can still…
This being Children’s Book Festival, I’m out doing my variety act a lot. If you want to make a living from children’s books, it’s not enough to sit at home and write your stories; you’ve got to go back to the roots of storytelling, to the oral tradition, learning how to tell tales out loud again, so you can…
I was working on an illustration today – a private job – fiddling around with pen, brush, ink and white paint trying to nail down the likenesses of two people’s faces. It’s a simple black and white pic, but because I change styles a lot, it can take time for me to get back in gear when I’m working…
A workshop in Dingle, sessions in Tipperary, events for next week, where my work is at, and a little bit about something very boring but very important.
Looking back over a week that marked the beginning of my silly season – exposing my books to the public once more.