Reasons to be Cheerful, 1 2 3...

Well, what a week. It started on Bank Holiday Monday with a brilliant Bembridge Street Fayre. The weather was glorius and it was heaving with people; I sold tons of books!! If only I could have one of those a week!!

People that I meet at fayres often ask me where they can buy my books on the high street. The best news of all is that my books are going to be in WATERSTONES!!!!! Yeehaa! You can buy them off the shelf at Waterstones in Newport, Isle of Wight, or ask your local Waterstones to order Wally and Bert, BFF's or Royal Fleas for you, or go to waterstones.com and when I re-issue Vincent and the Vampires under my own publishing name, you will be able to get that too!

I intend to get going on the artwork for Flossie Bonce this week, with a view to it being printed and ready for sale in September. Here's a sneaky look at a first drawing of the front cover.

I really am ridiculously excited! I feel like I'm 9 again, been to a party, had too much sugar and need to lie down for a while!

Half a page in the County Press!!!!!

Well by crumbo! A few weeks ago Reuben in Babushka Books sent the local newspaper some photos of our book signing event and I independently sent them a press release about Wally and Bert, BFF's. I've been looking for a tiny snippet of an article in the paper, about either, without much success and when the latest edition came out yesterday I looked through with interest, then disappointment that another week had passed.

Get your eyes tested Marriner! Harry pointed out the HALF PAGE on page 3 of the Weekender (Isle of Wight County Press) and I nearly fell off the draining board - I was washing up at the time. You know, being an author isn't all glam parties and holidays on private yachts (actually, none of it is.) No less than 2 articles! One with a big pic from Babushka, the other a goofy pic of me in my studio and the info about the new book. Wowsers - thanks County Press.

Next weekend (18th May) I am going to be at St Mildred's church fair in Whippingham. I had a really lovely time at Seaview Street Fair on Bank holiday Monday and realise that the best places to be and to meet people are the ones where folk don't have to pay a fortune to get in!!  I haven't done a church fair before... do you think they mind Vegetarian Vampire Bats?

Babushka Books

I had a fab time when I visited Babushka Books in Shanklin at the beginning of April. The children got me drawing all sorts of interesting things and when I asked one very little boy what his drawing was, I mistakenly thought he said 'tadpole'. I shall have to retune my ear trumpet, because he actually said 'apple'.

Here we are having a prolonged version of Vincent and the Vampires.

And here's a real live signing of a book! I love my job.

 

 

 

It's such a lovely bookshop, full of books that you won't find elsewhere. If you're a Wighter, or on holiday here, I recommend you seek it out - next to the medical centre in Shanklin.

Thanks to everyone who came - look out for more events over the summer.