Sue Pickford Cheung

3yrs, 63,931words, 2 massive eye bags and 0 friends later, I have finally FINISHED my first novel!

So, how do I feel?

Well there’s no fanfares or parties, or whooping or air punching. The creative process of  book writing is a slow burner. It doesn’t end here either. The manuscript is now with a copy editor, who will look at the more technical (and tedious) aspects. It will then come back to me for final edits, before it’s laid out and marked up for illustrations. Then my next job will be to get those done – all 100+ of them!

The illustration deadline has been set for January 2019, so I’m going to have to get my drawing hat on PDQ. Initial copies will go to print then to be honest, I’m not sure what happens after that as I only have enough headspace to focus on the next few months.

Right now I’m happy to say I’ve completed front and back cover art and the first lot of illustrations. For the first time since starting this project, I can see it coming together – it’s looking excellent and I am V. V. excited!