🐌I procrastinated for 3+ years🐌 But now I'm forcing myself to finish my book
26 Jul 2020
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Here is a sneak peek of something I have been working on for 3 or 4 years now. It is my biggest procrastination!! Its a book about bookish people and creatures doing bookish things, a picture book with a small 2 lines of text (so, not huge).
I think I have procrastinated for so long because I fear it being a failure- a flop!
I even created a few limited edition brooches for it a few years ago that have just been sitting in my studio doing nothing.
But I have realised that I need to get it done and published and stop worrying too much about failure, because when did that ever get anyone anywhere?
So, on that note, I am going to sell the limited edition brooches to fund-raise the printing of the book. The two designs I have done are the Cat on a Stack and the Bookshop Snail which I will package in our old keepsake jewellery tins to make them extra special.
Yes, this is an exercise to keep me accountable and finish this book!!!
There is only 100 of each brooches made and the dies to cut the design have been destroyed so there wont ever be any more.
The sale of the brooches will cover the cost of the print run and the design and layout of the book. I would then hope to have the book published before Christmas. No more excuses!!...lol
The brooches will be available this Thursday at 12pm AEST.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments below.
XO
Tasha
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Tash,
Only found Jubly-Umph in December 2020. I’ve bought your literary animal authors (in the post from one of your stockists). I also managed to find someone selling their cat book lover brooch yesterday in your ISO.
Have I missed this book or is it still in progress? (No judgement, great works take as long as they take).
Just to let you know, I’d buy two. One for the bookshelf and one so I can frame your beautiful pictures!!
Ally
I’ve worked in the public library sector for 42 years and over that time I have seen a lot and I mean a lot of children’s picture books. You are very talented, your work is amazing, so full of luxurious colour and imaginative spirit.
I feel your book would be very successful. I would dearly love a badge of every illustration shown and I would definitely buy your book! I hope you can include some amazing end papers. Wishing you the very best as you work through your biggest procrastination.
Kind regards,
Gigi
I have just started a bookclub, I cannot wait to put the group what badge we can make our official pin!!! Love it!
I love all of these!!! Never seen anything like them before. Like a previous customer I am in the UK so have missed out on some pins I wanted but love the ones I have!! Fingers crossed I am successful and I would love to see the finished book xx
Want the slug. Need to set my alarm to get in quick. 👍👍