They say not to publish the book as your first book. You know, the one you’ve worked on and dreamed about and that motivated you to become an author or illustrator. No need to risk making a silly rookie mistake with the formatting or some such thing and being disappointed in the quality of the book. This seemed like sage advice to me. And so, I have been busy creating a lower-stakes first book for myself, and am excited to announce…not the book (which I am working on illustrations for and plan to publish later this year), but my first book, which is due to release at the end of May: Radial Designs to Color and Draw. This will be published by Expanding Circle Press (expandingcirclepress.com). It has been a steep learning curve with software programs, formatting requirements, design elements, and business aspects related to independent publishing…but the finished product is in sight: as of today, I have ordered my proof copies!
Jessica Pleuss 