People are asking me where things are at with Little Star Lost! It is all behind the scenes now. Editing, proofreading and revising! Gathering the very kind endorsements of other authors (I am so grateful!), and having a mockup of the book read to some children, just to gauge age appropriateness! Meanwhile, here is the book, wrapped up like a little seed in this flash drive. And the book has now gone to the lay-out person!
On Thursday all the illustrations and the washes for the text pages and the other bits and pieces are going to the photographer’s. This is the first step to get ready for printing! Next comes the lay-out, then off to the printer’s! This is really exciting!
Below you see some of the last pictures that were not posted, and the stack of 33 paintings. The paintings left out on the table have never been posted – I suppose I wanted to keep something for a surprise!
THIS means the book – everything to do with painting – is COMPLETED! I have been working on the back of the book, the acknowledgement page, title page and dedication. I have not seen this cleaned up painting table for almost 2 years! Quite stained, I see.
Things are moving along, the endorsements also. Things just present themselves!! I should stop working things out with my mind and just surrender!
Next will be to make a mock-up of the book to see how it will actually look, sort of, and to have around for when previews are needed!
I’m looking for suggestions of author/illustrators that might be willing to give Little Star Lost and endorsement (a little sentence on the back of the book.) I am looking for authors that have written beautiful books, and more importantly, that there is a little bit of spiritual content in the book – so it is not dealing only with this physical life. Of course, the author should be well-known, relatively! If anything comes to mind for you, please let me know. Return to Home for comment section. I would love to hear from you!
I have only been able to come up with Barbara Helen Berger, this from my children’s childhood. Seems like Grandfather Twilight is missing from my collection.
So I have asked her!
O happy day and gratitude abounding! The main body of Little Star Lost is done! Many of the illustrations are unpublished – all I can really show right now is the whole book laid out on the dining room table! My camera and camera work does not do it justice, but that’s the best I have at the moment, until the photographer and graphics person lays it all out.
I’m now switching my hat to being the publisher, and I am working on getting endorsements, and finishing the more technical pages – like Dedication and Acknowledgements, etc.
After the previous sad and crying picture, I am so enchanted to see Little Star come to a new place, both inside and outside himself. The forest helped him – I think it’s called ‘forest bathing’ now! But whatever you call it, the forest has a healing power, and that is an ancient phenomenon. Don’t forget the Amazing Flash Christmas Sale is still on for a few days, until Dec. 10 – The Star Children, $18 CAD, and free shipping in North America. A wonderful deal! The Star Children sets the stage for Little Star Lost and connects to it in a beautiful way. Check it out in The Books section.
LUMINESCENCE PUBLISHING IS OFFERING AN ASTOUNDING 10 – DAY FLASH CHRISTMAS SALE! $18 INCLUDING SHIPPING!
1 BOOK per customer, please. Sale ends Dec. 10.
(Methinks more room is needed to stock Little Star Lost!?)
This is so sad – but it will get better for him! I’m skipping some illustrations so the book will have something you have not seen!
Wonderful time and great connections made at the Kelowna Waldorf School Children’s Christmas Faire! Thanks everybody.
429 Collett Rd. in Kelowna.
Below is a picture from a similar faire held last year at the Waldorf School in Nelson.
Books, posters, stuffies and star babies and free bookmarks!
THE STAR CHILDREN BOOKS / INSPIRED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN 