Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine
Matthew Magain writes about writing, illustrating and self-publishing children’s books. More about the author.
I figured you only get to launch your first book once, so I might as well do so in style. I’m excited to announce that the official Melbourne launch of Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine will be at The Book Grocer, a lovely bookshop on High Street in Northcote. I hope you can join me! Here […]
I expected to be writing this post a few weeks ago. Nevertheless, it’s still just as exciting, despite the delay … My book is available now. As in, for sale, for real! Yaay! Come and get it! Some of you may have questions. Hopefully, I’ve pre-empted most of them below: Who’s it for and what’s […]
This week someone asked me: “Why can’t I buy your book yet?” My reaction to this question was mixed; on one hand, I’m delighted that I know I’ll have at least one customer (Woo!). On the other hand, I’m gutted that I can’t begin taking orders and shouting from the rooftops about my book […]
My eldest daughter is in her first year of school this year, and surprised us today with this absolute gem: her very first book, created during the personal work time allocated to her over the last few weeks (students can work on whatever they want during this time). I promise I won’t fill this blog […]
Here’s something to whet the appetite of you and your children while you’re waiting patiently for Charlie Weatherburn and the Flying Machine to become available for purchase—some free colouring sheets. While I was drawing the frames for the book, my daughter would see me colouring the images on the computer (yes, I used Adobe Photoshop […]
After writing, illustrating and publishing my first children’s book, I suddenly find myself with a whole lot to say on the matter. What better place to pen these thoughts (and evolve them as I grow and learn) than on the companion website for that very book? I therefore give you my latest venture: a blog […]
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