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Drafts 2, 3, 4…

In truth I don't know how many drafts I went through. Perhaps four or five of the entire book, but some sections were certainly reworked much more than that. Some sections have changed very little...

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Out Of Order

Though I started at the beginning and finished at the end, for the most part I worked on Lighter Than My Shadow out of sequence. Why? Well...  

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From Storyboards to Pencils

Process #1 When I was working on Lighter Than My Shadow, I mostly followed a very strict and orderly routine according to the wallchart. This was necessary to constantly remind me that as long as I...

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From Pencils to Inks

Process #2 After the pencilling, truly all the creative decisions had been made and I found the process from then on to be – comparatively – relaxing. I could put some music on, or an audiobook, and...

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‘Colouring’

Process #3 If I was having a good week, I managed to draw 4 pages a day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving me to scan, colour and add the text on Thursday and Friday (and usually Saturday and...

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Adding the Text

Process #4 I always knew I wanted the text in Lighter Than My Shadow to be in my handwriting. Not a font of my handwriting, but every word handwritten. I had a few people tell me that was a crazy...

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Surreal

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BOOK LAUNCH

There’s just one month to go until Lighter Than My Shadow is published. Can you make it to the book launch? More details on the Gosh! website.

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THE BOOK IS HERE!

After years and years of hard work and preparation, Lighter Than My Shadow finally went out into the world on October 3rd. The above photos are from the launch party in Foyles, Bristol, taken by James...

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KEEPING TALKING

It has been quite a month! I wrote on my website recently about how strange it is that Lighter Than My Shadow is now finished and 'out there'. After working on it in virtual isolation for so long, it...

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