I've Been Asked To Write A Book....
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It's dainty to start a postal service amongst the fact "I've been asked" - rather than "I've decided" - to write a book!
That's because, next a coming together amongst representatives of a publisher terminal week, I'm currently going through a formal procedure which volition Pb to me beingness formally commissioned to write a majority yesteryear an international publisher of practical books for visual artists.
The invite to consider writing a majority for this publisher came out of the bluish together with is on a topic I absolutely adore - drawing together with sketching!
Title together with the squall of the publisher are nether wraps for the fourth dimension beingness until we've 'done the deal' together with tied upwards unloosen ends. I'll permit y'all know to a greater extent than every bit an when I can.
Below there's an invite to acquire involved together with mayhap own got your images inwards the book!
This yr I started contributing to books together with magazines for the initiatory of all time. In the side yesteryear side iii months I've got:
Consequently when I was all of a abrupt asked to write one, it didn't accept likewise long to retrieve well-nigh it - together with I was cook to state "Yes"!
It wasn't the payback I'd expected - only I approximate it was the ane I hoped for - only didn't expect!
It goes without proverb I'm really excited well-nigh it!
I withdraw heed y'all ask....... ;)
It's well-nigh drawing together with sketching - but
Instead I'm going to live on writing well-nigh detailed together with practical tips together with techniques for a variety of topics related to drawing together with sketching. If you've read whatever of my "tips" posts well-nigh drawing on this weblog or guides you'll know the kind of affair I do.
The majority volition include a LOT of visual images relating to drawing together with sketching. My aim is to exhibit images which inspire together with exhibit the multifariousness of drawing together with sketching only also to solid soil expectations inwards damage of what tin live on achieved yesteryear people at dissimilar science levels.
Hence this really definitely isn't going to live on an "all my ain work" majority - although it volition include a fair issue of my ain drawings together with sketches.
I'm also hoping to include some images of drawing from the past. I've been hunting around for some adept ones - consider the representative above!
Tips every bit to ones worth looking at volition live on really gratefully received!
In damage of contemporary drawing - I'm probable to squall for a LOT of people if they'd live on interested inwards contributing images. I'm going to live on really specific well-nigh the kind of images I demand - only can't live on specific well-nigh that every bit even thus until I own got the majority planned out - which is what I'm doing this week.
I've started a listing of people whose drawings I would similar to consider inwards the majority - only I haven't even thus finished the initiatory of all circular of invites to contribute every bit yet! However, to date, almost all of the people I've already asked own got said 'Yes' - which is really pleasing! :)
I straight off demand to retrieve well-nigh the best way of moving forward. I'm thinking ane pick is to invite people who read this weblog to propose people who they retrieve would live on adept to consider inwards a book. That mightiness live on yourself - or others whose operate y'all retrieve deserves to live on seen.
There's no guarantees apparently at this phase every bit to whose operate tin live on inwards the majority - only I'd dear to own got a smashing arrive at of operate to pick out from.
If y'all retrieve you're interested inwards knowing to a greater extent than together with would similar me to consider your operate please:
Writing books is easier to retrieve well-nigh than do!
I state this having had an sentiment for a majority on a niche topic that nobody else has written well-nigh a acre back. I've got it well-nigh one-half written. This is because the entirely someone expecting delivery yesteryear a sure as shooting appointment is me - together with I committed the primal sin of non having a projection delivery conception ready at the kickoff together with an halt appointment inwards mind. This despite a career which involved many years of delivering long, complex reports to clients yesteryear impossible deadlines!
I'm already revving upwards my projection management cognition together with skills together with setting upwards the checklists for keeping runway of what I've done together with what needs doing. One is a listing of contributors.......
What I'm going to move out of this procedure is an insight into the procedure used yesteryear professional person publishers when producing a book. Plus I'm going to larn to a greater extent than well-nigh whether I savor the procedure together with desire to make it ane time again OR am glad I did it , only won't desire to live on doing it ane time again inwards a hurry!
I know something well-nigh the commissioning side - having commissioned publications inwards a yesteryear life. However beingness on the other side of the debate together with delivering the whole packet volition live on a novel sense for me.
This calendar week I'm drafting the Flatplan of the contents and what goes where. This is a map of the whole together with a withdraw to the parts. It helps me retrieve well-nigh how much to devote to dissimilar topics together with helps me position what I've left out together with demand to include.
I've developed a template inwards Word which volition continue me organised together with on runway amongst the numbers relating to what I demand to produce!
Inevitably there's going to live on some touching on on my blogging - only I'm non quite sure as shooting what that volition live on every bit yet. It may live on that at that topographic point volition live on rather fewer posts acre I acquire the majority underway together with and then mayhap no posts at all for brusk periods. It's hard to say. However I'm non giving upwards blogging - except for this side yesteryear side week!
I'll live on dorsum on the twelfth November.
That's because, next a coming together amongst representatives of a publisher terminal week, I'm currently going through a formal procedure which volition Pb to me beingness formally commissioned to write a majority yesteryear an international publisher of practical books for visual artists.
The invite to consider writing a majority for this publisher came out of the bluish together with is on a topic I absolutely adore - drawing together with sketching!
Title together with the squall of the publisher are nether wraps for the fourth dimension beingness until we've 'done the deal' together with tied upwards unloosen ends. I'll permit y'all know to a greater extent than every bit an when I can.
Below there's an invite to acquire involved together with mayhap own got your images inwards the book!
What goes around comes around
This yr I started contributing to books together with magazines for the initiatory of all time. In the side yesteryear side iii months I've got:
- an article inwards "Discover Art" - a construct novel bookzine for visual artists inwards the U.K. which is due to set out this month. I get together my article is listed on the cover
- 5 sketches well-nigh drawing inwards fine art galleries together with museums published in Playing amongst Sketches: l Creative Exercises for Designers together with Artists (Rockport Publishers - 1 Dec 2013)
- 5 sketches well-nigh drawing gardens together with parks published inwards Sketch Your World: Drawing techniques for smashing results on the go (Apple Press - ii January 2014)
Consequently when I was all of a abrupt asked to write one, it didn't accept likewise long to retrieve well-nigh it - together with I was cook to state "Yes"!
It wasn't the payback I'd expected - only I approximate it was the ane I hoped for - only didn't expect!
It goes without proverb I'm really excited well-nigh it!
So - what's the majority about?
I withdraw heed y'all ask....... ;)
It's well-nigh drawing together with sketching - but
- it's NOT a "how to" pace yesteryear pace type book
- nor is it a showcase type of book.
Instead I'm going to live on writing well-nigh detailed together with practical tips together with techniques for a variety of topics related to drawing together with sketching. If you've read whatever of my "tips" posts well-nigh drawing on this weblog or guides you'll know the kind of affair I do.
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| Drawing from life every bit practiced inwards the yesteryear - it's progressed since it was a gents entirely activity! Drawing from life at the Royal Academy - a plate inwards Microcosm of London |
I demand a lot of images!
The majority volition include a LOT of visual images relating to drawing together with sketching. My aim is to exhibit images which inspire together with exhibit the multifariousness of drawing together with sketching only also to solid soil expectations inwards damage of what tin live on achieved yesteryear people at dissimilar science levels.
Hence this really definitely isn't going to live on an "all my ain work" majority - although it volition include a fair issue of my ain drawings together with sketches.
drawing together with sketching inwards the past
I'm also hoping to include some images of drawing from the past. I've been hunting around for some adept ones - consider the representative above!
Tips every bit to ones worth looking at volition live on really gratefully received!
contemporary drawing together with sketching
In damage of contemporary drawing - I'm probable to squall for a LOT of people if they'd live on interested inwards contributing images. I'm going to live on really specific well-nigh the kind of images I demand - only can't live on specific well-nigh that every bit even thus until I own got the majority planned out - which is what I'm doing this week.
I've started a listing of people whose drawings I would similar to consider inwards the majority - only I haven't even thus finished the initiatory of all circular of invites to contribute every bit yet! However, to date, almost all of the people I've already asked own got said 'Yes' - which is really pleasing! :)
I straight off demand to retrieve well-nigh the best way of moving forward. I'm thinking ane pick is to invite people who read this weblog to propose people who they retrieve would live on adept to consider inwards a book. That mightiness live on yourself - or others whose operate y'all retrieve deserves to live on seen.
There's no guarantees apparently at this phase every bit to whose operate tin live on inwards the majority - only I'd dear to own got a smashing arrive at of operate to pick out from.
Interested inwards having your drawings or sketches inwards the book?
If y'all retrieve you're interested inwards knowing to a greater extent than together with would similar me to consider your operate please:
- Leave a a comment - amongst your name
- PLUS leave of absence a link to where I tin consider a collection of your drawings or sketches e.g. a Flickr work concern human relationship or laid or a website page amongst a collection of images
- PLUS tell me the best way to contact you.
Alternatively contact me - y'all tin detect out how to make this inwards the side column.
Writing a book
Writing books is easier to retrieve well-nigh than do!
I state this having had an sentiment for a majority on a niche topic that nobody else has written well-nigh a acre back. I've got it well-nigh one-half written. This is because the entirely someone expecting delivery yesteryear a sure as shooting appointment is me - together with I committed the primal sin of non having a projection delivery conception ready at the kickoff together with an halt appointment inwards mind. This despite a career which involved many years of delivering long, complex reports to clients yesteryear impossible deadlines!
I'm already revving upwards my projection management cognition together with skills together with setting upwards the checklists for keeping runway of what I've done together with what needs doing. One is a listing of contributors.......
Publishing a book
What I'm going to move out of this procedure is an insight into the procedure used yesteryear professional person publishers when producing a book. Plus I'm going to larn to a greater extent than well-nigh whether I savor the procedure together with desire to make it ane time again OR am glad I did it , only won't desire to live on doing it ane time again inwards a hurry!
I know something well-nigh the commissioning side - having commissioned publications inwards a yesteryear life. However beingness on the other side of the debate together with delivering the whole packet volition live on a novel sense for me.
This calendar week I'm drafting the Flatplan of the contents and what goes where. This is a map of the whole together with a withdraw to the parts. It helps me retrieve well-nigh how much to devote to dissimilar topics together with helps me position what I've left out together with demand to include.
I've developed a template inwards Word which volition continue me organised together with on runway amongst the numbers relating to what I demand to produce!
What this agency for my blogging
Inevitably there's going to live on some touching on on my blogging - only I'm non quite sure as shooting what that volition live on every bit yet. It may live on that at that topographic point volition live on rather fewer posts acre I acquire the majority underway together with and then mayhap no posts at all for brusk periods. It's hard to say. However I'm non giving upwards blogging - except for this side yesteryear side week!
I'll live on dorsum on the twelfth November.
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