Little book in the wings

In the darkness little helpers gathered  .  spilling rich black ink into soft white sheets  .  tailoring picture books to fill empty spaces … a few lines from a poem I wrote.  Now it comes to life through a very special little book.  Special, because it’s been handwritten by a young soul and for the message the handwriting carries.   Many young people I meet don’t write because they believe or have been told their handwriting is too messy, spelling all wrong,  stories too bad to tell; and no-one would want to hear them anyway.   So I asked one of these young people if they’d like to handwrite my next book.  We’ve been meeting regularly for well over a year now.  Papers shuffling back and forth across tables in parks, libraries, cafes and quiet nooks …

 I bring a supply of inky brush pens; paper soft and white;  the Army of Ink drawings and stories.   Each piece will be published in its raw and authentic form, complete with scribbling out and spelling mistakes.  Harley and I left mistakes in the first book too – but conventional boundaries of writing are pushed even further in this little beauty.  It’s an absolute treat of a book and we hope it will encourage others to put pen to paper too.   Stay tuned for news of when it’s ready to hatch ….