#bookreading – Steven M Phillips Author

My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2

And it was just the beginning. There was so very much to learn. My book was out there for the world to find and enjoy and I had the satisfaction of being able to say to anyone and everyone that I was an author. It could all just be that simple. Write it and publishContinue reading “My Journey to Write ‘The Beast’ Part 2”

My journey to write ‘The Beast.’

It all began with stories at bedtime. My parents read to me every night and I sucked up the fantastic worlds they made come alive from the pages of all those books. I loved when my uncle read Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Jungle book, the images of those exotic countries sprang to life in my mind.Continue reading “My journey to write ‘The Beast.’”

Cover Story 2

The on going dilema of the cover. I had a major wobble this week trying to tweak artwork in the process of designing the paperback cover. To be honest I went mad for a while and created a monster! Then sanity crept back and I finally taught myself how to use layers in image editingContinue reading “Cover Story 2”

Reading of chapter 1

I had fun today trying to record a reading of the first chapter of The Beast. Minor issues with computer and then a severe case of nerves when recording, causing many different takes to be made. Eventually I got going but it was so cold you could hear me shivering, so after a quick breakContinue reading “Reading of chapter 1”