tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83812805537931575832024-03-21T21:34:00.859-07:00The Scribblemanic World of CHRIS MOULDCHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-81147798118324738922016-09-06T14:58:00.001-07:002016-09-12T23:16:06.849-07:00Scribblemania 120Christmas in September<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>F<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">ollowing on from last year's big festive hit 'A Boy Called Christmas', Matt Haig has gone and done it again with a follow on story, 'The Girl Who Saved Christmas.' </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Needless to say I feel really lucky to be continuing working on this series with Matt and Canongate. We had an early celebration with book sellers and reviewers last week in the form of a Christmas party. Well why not !? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We had snow, Christmas trees, a crackling fire ( on a screen), goody bags filled with allsorts of treats and some fruity colourful festive drinks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> I'm adding a few pictures to put us in the mood...Aww come on, it'll be the beginning of October in no time at all. </span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Extra special thanks to Jaz Lacy Campbell for her amazing efforts. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Cheers folks. </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHWP3Ly4pBxeHzXA5kaz25R-X9TlliF0731aoPjvXPXUWhVZhGOc0Ub_nO1nQzGiwlqvRPMnmfAs2I-AzxEuBDxQ-QMXJb2_RC5dX07jOAWeaTfQnJ5QvgEqSfByN-pdpAYynA1X2LUHv/s640/blogger-image-501897292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Let's all enjoy the moment....<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6iZ6piHKGidSyGz6RtnQk1Ywd6OWHPzoWetx33fdY9fnkveavKRQ0BA1ser86MrheLZqgmBQucw2UfUHBYegf9K7ITYcTraSTox1TxWedKpqiVdC_HT7F_R2CKuJdw8jx0Fw5JouJ7yJ/s640/blogger-image-882931526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6iZ6piHKGidSyGz6RtnQk1Ywd6OWHPzoWetx33fdY9fnkveavKRQ0BA1ser86MrheLZqgmBQucw2UfUHBYegf9K7ITYcTraSTox1TxWedKpqiVdC_HT7F_R2CKuJdw8jx0Fw5JouJ7yJ/s640/blogger-image-882931526.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGwf4fpmTjmlHoepnM_nvXdAwUWwCT5-D1legkRWm3x71DVzupBDdJEF0YQXpRdMrfP7HWEwjLEa7pFPaI-6uAgbkVfEcQMQEE4TexANvi6yZ-rqNGUyymprQ8dCRvaejvacrFiBqB3T7/s640/blogger-image-1114049354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVGwf4fpmTjmlHoepnM_nvXdAwUWwCT5-D1legkRWm3x71DVzupBDdJEF0YQXpRdMrfP7HWEwjLEa7pFPaI-6uAgbkVfEcQMQEE4TexANvi6yZ-rqNGUyymprQ8dCRvaejvacrFiBqB3T7/s640/blogger-image-1114049354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkMszv465bRMOC7CsIWydIHlM74NA3Jfk46YwQmmlH58d4i8hpU5VUySBpFB_K6gJNaUWvWRUrT1T0is-0WpqUzJbuv5G-TdeyaGjSQWRp1QPjmYYcn2HVE9X3e22nmFVbIPl9hsYtxpM/s640/blogger-image-2040285756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkMszv465bRMOC7CsIWydIHlM74NA3Jfk46YwQmmlH58d4i8hpU5VUySBpFB_K6gJNaUWvWRUrT1T0is-0WpqUzJbuv5G-TdeyaGjSQWRp1QPjmYYcn2HVE9X3e22nmFVbIPl9hsYtxpM/s640/blogger-image-2040285756.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-11616681766902796382016-07-13T13:38:00.001-07:002016-07-14T01:32:34.155-07:00Scribblemania 118<div>Pocket Pirates - Book 3</div><div>The Great Flytrap Disaster </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP0X-iEZpIW5gDlRlnEZfba_xYZw9aEhzFpEcx25ohpMO6Y1zCWEorOlxoyFltIZqIropsU8-LfsEidA42a1tZcjyzJFoWUmTc3Hd5E5Xiinuna1WfLMj2ps8KfZ0gSd3zi-eV-M2NNUx/s640/blogger-image-214958276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYP0X-iEZpIW5gDlRlnEZfba_xYZw9aEhzFpEcx25ohpMO6Y1zCWEorOlxoyFltIZqIropsU8-LfsEidA42a1tZcjyzJFoWUmTc3Hd5E5Xiinuna1WfLMj2ps8KfZ0gSd3zi-eV-M2NNUx/s640/blogger-image-214958276.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Today, that's July 14th 2016 if you're reading this in the distant future, sees the publication of the third title in the Pockets Pirate series - The Great Flytrap Disaster. Here they are in all their gory green glory. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vBVlr7YUp1kaojreUx-KikL8f7b1LAsM6pg1xARmtBlz-GAi-gGH9RwswT44Gi3xUm69ETv8axr5r9ju6pHI5xb_fEdRihbVTnG7gGe2_vllXq5l4eISvcunVGUTXRXlTLmqG3P6O2bd/s640/blogger-image--1450238121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vBVlr7YUp1kaojreUx-KikL8f7b1LAsM6pg1xARmtBlz-GAi-gGH9RwswT44Gi3xUm69ETv8axr5r9ju6pHI5xb_fEdRihbVTnG7gGe2_vllXq5l4eISvcunVGUTXRXlTLmqG3P6O2bd/s640/blogger-image--1450238121.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And so, to kick start the celebration of more mini buccaneer antics I have been window dressing at the Waterstones store in Doncaster, courtesy of notable bookseller, Leilah Skelton.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are a few pics of the progress from the day. Excuse the reflections - there's lots of dazzle and sparkle in the fancy Frenchgate centre because it's in Yorkshire (where glitter was invented). <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTZqyULDET1eN3mqbObZN4K1RQYGK_VI0UW-T6YmoyevVRhHKKFBfDu8ENPqvDPwL-YV-u8nXLr8eOgvjoHinhlP0aNW_1dKZeL9Rwmu9geyjXpb5HCTKELhn0c9UbTHCiLQkiNlhybry/s640/blogger-image--1322665703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTZqyULDET1eN3mqbObZN4K1RQYGK_VI0UW-T6YmoyevVRhHKKFBfDu8ENPqvDPwL-YV-u8nXLr8eOgvjoHinhlP0aNW_1dKZeL9Rwmu9geyjXpb5HCTKELhn0c9UbTHCiLQkiNlhybry/s640/blogger-image--1322665703.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYcXXNbPmiZKhaKwm40LJur-U8IygRgluUGtGYfSmltfbin6IspJUkAko_DYY33Rr2V9MuT04BB2hEF5H1blId1FXeHQpITmWbm4LeTi_jwa5rn4MCC1UJ2pTKOSV9tM9evRzcqlkNijR/s640/blogger-image--491273937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That's four books to get your teeth into. So get on with it then. Happy reading, shipmates. </div><br></div></div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-37567773697250019062016-05-16T05:32:00.001-07:002016-05-16T05:43:32.110-07:00Scribblemania 117Leeds Library Residency & The British Book Industry Awards<br />
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I've spent the last two weeks with my good friend and very talented sidekick, Mr Matt Howarth (formerly head of animation & special effects at Granada TV, BAFTA nominated, and now a freelance animator and filmmaker). Run along<a href="http://www.puppetman.org.uk/" target="_blank"> here</a> to see his website.<br />
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We were asked by the very lovely people at Leeds Central Library to occupy their art space known as Room 700 to create some visual wonderment. We decided it would be fun to turn the walls into sketchbook pages that, courtesy of Matt, could also move, using a projected animation technique.<br />
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TIMELAPSE: Check the timelapse film <a href="https://vimeo.com/165869199" target="_blank">here</a> to see our coffee cups going down and our biscuit packets being reduced to crumbs.<br />
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In the middle of our attack on the library walls I had a little trip down to the big city to attend the British Book Industry Awards where I managed to catch up with some of those delightful publishing folk and spend a very pleasant evening at the <a href="http://canongate.tv/" target="_blank">Canongate</a> table. We came away empty handed but it was a brilliant evening and well worth the trip.<br />
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And now it's back to normal and the buildings at Dean Clough Mills are basking in the sunshine whilst I consider continuing where I left off which is bang in the middle of <a href="http://matthaig.com/" target="_blank">Matt Haig</a>'s fantastic follow up to A Boy Called Christmas. Yes, I know, that's ANOTHER very lovely and talented Matt. I'm collecting them. More on the Christmas scene as soon as it's the right moment to release something.<br />
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Thanks to Leeds Libraries and their brilliant team of staff, to both Matts, and other people called Matt, and to Canongate Books.<br />
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CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-62470112497640589632016-04-29T23:44:00.001-07:002016-04-29T23:57:05.952-07:00Scribblemania 116<div>The Loom Lounge - Halifax </div><div>& Room 700 - Leeds </div><div><br></div>Here is the newly installed clock in<div>The Loom Lounge at Dean Clough Mills </div><div>( Halifax HX3 5AX ) alongside the wall decor that I created for proprietors Stuart and Karon Townsend. By the way the food and drinks are top quality. Well worth a visit if you're hungry. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuQKm0dDYuKKEjbE-OqfiniGrw8KhEHTeIkOox5VRg39Z77fbtLOceHM2C5By0HKTU2FquGtI1j6XPPOfugofltu5J_Jx0NZ1C2l7AS_DMfknmPS29Ap2n5YX9emo8k_oDAQfcpafcO-k/s640/blogger-image-1136889618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixuQKm0dDYuKKEjbE-OqfiniGrw8KhEHTeIkOox5VRg39Z77fbtLOceHM2C5By0HKTU2FquGtI1j6XPPOfugofltu5J_Jx0NZ1C2l7AS_DMfknmPS29Ap2n5YX9emo8k_oDAQfcpafcO-k/s640/blogger-image-1136889618.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt77mPWNkkPbc3ghWoEcQcXqRnG06mkWQxvaI-8Lp-tksfxlQMpMvxRbqkna9zc_i0GL3lR65ud3gvDTVujpFqTD78Q9JQmyHfdDHP9i9DCQKJ1c4H412p4hjEd6_1JPLJro1O5CX_Lo_N/s640/blogger-image--1749786834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt77mPWNkkPbc3ghWoEcQcXqRnG06mkWQxvaI-8Lp-tksfxlQMpMvxRbqkna9zc_i0GL3lR65ud3gvDTVujpFqTD78Q9JQmyHfdDHP9i9DCQKJ1c4H412p4hjEd6_1JPLJro1O5CX_Lo_N/s640/blogger-image--1749786834.jpg"></a></div>Do pop along if you get a chance but please don't come over the bank holiday as the Loom Lounge is closed until 13th May whilst the posh new kitchen floor is put into place. </div><div>When you DO Pop along be sure to pick up a batch of coasters for your own coffee table. 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Drawing workshops are in place for the 7th and 8th. More details flagged up through the week on the Twitter. Come and have a go if you think you're art enough. </div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-55432370147063911862016-03-20T12:45:00.000-07:002016-03-20T12:53:26.032-07:00Scribblemania 115Hello screen junkies, just a quick catch up on my many adventures and current projects.<br />
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Book 2 The Great Drain Escape is now available and arrives just as I have some good news about the little Buccaneers travelling to foreign lands. Thanks due here to the amazing Rights team at Hodder. More of that lovely and welcome news as and when I'm allowed to tell you. In the meantime, order your mini Buccaneers <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=pocket+pirates+chris+mould&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3Apocket+pirates+chris+mould" target="_blank">here</a>. Book 3 is poised to go to the printing palace and the manuscript for Book 4 awaits my ridiculously silly scribbles.<br />
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The follow up to the hugely successful A Boy Called Christmas is now a first draft manuscript in my hands and I am VERY excited and pleased to be working with Matt Haig and the lovely team at Canongate again. I can't show anything just yet so here's one VERY tiny corner from the sketchbook to whet your appetite. The first book will publish in over twenty other countries at Christmas this year and that will coincide with the U.K. Paperback release at the same time as book two is released in hardback. Check out book one <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/178211789X?keywords=a%20boy%20called%20christmas%20by%20matt%20haig&qid=1458502391&ref_=sr_1_1&s=books&sr=1-1" target="_blank">here</a> if you haven't seen it already.<br />
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CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-89860799425437808292016-01-20T00:34:00.001-08:002016-01-20T00:34:19.687-08:00Scribblemania 114A few sketchbook pages to start the new year. Nuff said ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu71d_rcaHxFfIRgFfY2PBwpaPbbN88lu1Wc0wAncMXHjbcZdDtlI2xOQv9EXZBa0lh3CXiuLVNT8Stn_d57U51x2_rCCRFZt3frDtQGegYsStjN2YGSWlNzu8T9sggNUxXh9xzT9TvxWN/s640/blogger-image--222827677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu71d_rcaHxFfIRgFfY2PBwpaPbbN88lu1Wc0wAncMXHjbcZdDtlI2xOQv9EXZBa0lh3CXiuLVNT8Stn_d57U51x2_rCCRFZt3frDtQGegYsStjN2YGSWlNzu8T9sggNUxXh9xzT9TvxWN/s640/blogger-image--222827677.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu71d_rcaHxFfIRgFfY2PBwpaPbbN88lu1Wc0wAncMXHjbcZdDtlI2xOQv9EXZBa0lh3CXiuLVNT8Stn_d57U51x2_rCCRFZt3frDtQGegYsStjN2YGSWlNzu8T9sggNUxXh9xzT9TvxWN/s640/blogger-image--222827677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JmR0K7TVvtHv-6PbhmFZ1K35INBOQoFl8NImj3ieFWFgXYIcAfN3YHm-u0f3oVnAAE8XYBYrdcRzlC4Qt5026cY0UN9LxBayYvGTnvNYS_DGssO_AxRYi_6miAAjQmOt18eGjT87RUL/s640/blogger-image--1405726663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JmR0K7TVvtHv-6PbhmFZ1K35INBOQoFl8NImj3ieFWFgXYIcAfN3YHm-u0f3oVnAAE8XYBYrdcRzlC4Qt5026cY0UN9LxBayYvGTnvNYS_DGssO_AxRYi_6miAAjQmOt18eGjT87RUL/s640/blogger-image--1405726663.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1JmR0K7TVvtHv-6PbhmFZ1K35INBOQoFl8NImj3ieFWFgXYIcAfN3YHm-u0f3oVnAAE8XYBYrdcRzlC4Qt5026cY0UN9LxBayYvGTnvNYS_DGssO_AxRYi_6miAAjQmOt18eGjT87RUL/s640/blogger-image--1405726663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtUBf47OeuyYdw8Ez3Nb6bSoQnIt_IQp7EUbd9CPzweJUiormoZf29NlBNzOKTtWtCnZ1S0xG6XmRDXSp2UVYYh7IKlN9ajOMX15gfaYUEon_qfCw0ncagJF9gExE9PtUloBQ_4qa64AO/s640/blogger-image--116038659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtUBf47OeuyYdw8Ez3Nb6bSoQnIt_IQp7EUbd9CPzweJUiormoZf29NlBNzOKTtWtCnZ1S0xG6XmRDXSp2UVYYh7IKlN9ajOMX15gfaYUEon_qfCw0ncagJF9gExE9PtUloBQ_4qa64AO/s640/blogger-image--116038659.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-91697103567557263562015-11-28T00:29:00.002-08:002015-11-28T07:17:51.369-08:00Scribblemania 113<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS</span> continued...</b><br>
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Following the launch of A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS I joined our festive author, Matt Haig last week for an event. It was brilliant to catch up with Matt (and meet Kirsten Grant) and inspect his spangly Sleigh Bell Dash tour sweater. The event went well and we signed over 200 copies of the book. The books are selling like hot cakes so do jump in if you don't already have a copy.<br>
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In May I received a lovely email from Rafaela Romaya who is the art director at <a href="http://canongate.tv/" target="_blank">Canongate Books</a>.</div>
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At that time I was reading Matt's The Humans and had just read a downloaded extract from 'Reasons To Stay Alive.' Matt writes the kind of book that leaves you thinking for a long time afterward. The kind that you need to come down from before you can pick something else up. By that I mean, because it's had an effect on you that you want to hang onto and think about for a bit. So I was excited at the prospect of working with him. </div>
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The basic premise, as explained to me by Rafi, was that of an origin myth about Father Christmas. I thought this sounded fantastic and I have always wanted to illustrate a book about Father Christmas.<br />
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SO, needless to say I jumped at the chance of this wonderful opportunity and it was down to my lovely agent <a href="http://holroydecartey.com/" target="_blank">Penny Holroyde </a>to make the circumstances come together.<br />
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In June, after a manic and magical couple of weeks with the sketchbook, I met with Penny, Matt and Rafi and Francis Bickmore who is Matt's renowned editor. The Canongate team are a lovely bunch of people and we had a good chat about the direction the book would take. I was armed with sketches from a my Elf scribble bible (shown here).<br />
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Over the next few weeks I worked closely with Rafi, Matt and Francis to pull the images for the book together. I adored working on this book. It's been Christmas since May and I've loved every minute of it.<br />
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In case you've never noticed, I don't like too much text on my blogs. I prefer the work to speak.<br />
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So...A huge leap forward and here we are on publication day. On Friday I delivered a signed copy to Weetwood Primary School in Headingley, Leeds, where I'm a reading mentor for the next three years.<br />
I read to the children and a little girl came to tell me afterwards that once, she had seen a real elf in the woods carrying presents. This took me right back to the vision of Mr Tumnus dropping his parcels in the snow and to that same magical feeling I had when I found the Narnia books. Hopefully the book will do just the same thing for her and other children. What a thought!<br />
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Thank you to all the people who supported this book as I persisted with Christmas cheer on social media throughout the summer !<br />
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Our Book Bloggers and reviewers are so enthusiastic and helpful. We hugely appreciate the time they give up for us. So a MASSIVE Christmas hug goes out to you all. THANK YOU.<br />
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Oh.... P.S. MERRY CHRISTMAS<br />
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CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-70162080637356135932015-10-11T02:53:00.001-07:002015-10-11T02:53:12.655-07:00Scribblemania 111I've spent the last couple of weeks on the road with the new books now that Pocket Pirates Book 1 is out. I've been from the North to the South ( of the U.K.) and back again. I've spoken to 'thousands' of pupils and students and signed enough copies of my book to ensure my arm is almost dropping off. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QtFQp8KxNDFn2YFsGQRVhNpyUbnXgt_6JEW4Hmc8EamRAIilbCuWIVBRREAIY2zIx6bBwVljERtZ2AY-xBooy5kycLhrKmnirq8AEoma_dYPuIwWTAR47jlPEBkiHbaFf4RJaoGbwEwO/s640/blogger-image--510900401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QtFQp8KxNDFn2YFsGQRVhNpyUbnXgt_6JEW4Hmc8EamRAIilbCuWIVBRREAIY2zIx6bBwVljERtZ2AY-xBooy5kycLhrKmnirq8AEoma_dYPuIwWTAR47jlPEBkiHbaFf4RJaoGbwEwO/s640/blogger-image--510900401.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Highlights: I attended Oxford Read a thon with David Melling and John Foster thanks to the delightful Anne and John Wattam, aswell as Bath Festival and schools in the south. Back up in't north, the lovely Leeds School Library services ladies had arranged the Civic Hall for the day before heading on to schools in the area, mid week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcEi_HkdOFyKV_VqmPSqCjJ03rnAB73YC0ooZIq5qEI0poZu047daOxg9IxU5Rn-SFWDmXf9fosaLKR36YuDMc0hd6fuXaeiWYnWhDgGDCEvFBiiNrT-OGKmlfqryE4uMYEKceenKpvJ/s640/blogger-image-1663031918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdcEi_HkdOFyKV_VqmPSqCjJ03rnAB73YC0ooZIq5qEI0poZu047daOxg9IxU5Rn-SFWDmXf9fosaLKR36YuDMc0hd6fuXaeiWYnWhDgGDCEvFBiiNrT-OGKmlfqryE4uMYEKceenKpvJ/s640/blogger-image-1663031918.jpg"></a></div>This week ended with 300 student teachers at Sheffield Hallam University for a 'Read to Inspire' event and another hefty signing session. All organised by the lovely Nikki Gamble from Just Imagine. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOUAgBrdMu4cp3RAwFlZ8yxGMGFgDqybK1GqXTnw0MePtI5JvmACY7tiAFWOmJ-qQtjzE6VZcKTqggrH-BYIZ5io0SxR3DVrHYu_bGeWUYn5JsWZBqzxutUUntAcd4J1yJDkcHPvwMjWl/s640/blogger-image--1993509916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOUAgBrdMu4cp3RAwFlZ8yxGMGFgDqybK1GqXTnw0MePtI5JvmACY7tiAFWOmJ-qQtjzE6VZcKTqggrH-BYIZ5io0SxR3DVrHYu_bGeWUYn5JsWZBqzxutUUntAcd4J1yJDkcHPvwMjWl/s640/blogger-image--1993509916.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Huge thanks to John and Anne Wattam, John and Gill McLay and the Bath Festival team, the publicity team at Hodder children's books, the amazing Leeds School Library service ladies, Nikki and Neil Gamble at Just Imagine, Rory from Orinoco books who has supported me with book sales and all the amazing schools that were involved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Thanks also to all the lovely Book Bloggers out there who give up their own time and support our work and reach people online, sharing our work and events, day in, day out on social media. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Huge hugs </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chris X </div><br></div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-52868065610093229472015-07-09T12:02:00.001-07:002015-07-09T12:02:36.263-07:00Scribblemania 110Wow, a revelation. I have downloaded the app and I can now blog from my phone. I have officially entered the modern age. Technology, quite literally at my fingertips. <div><br></div><div>How shall I celebrate ? Well in true modern, up to the minute and down with the kids kinda styleeeeee ... I shall do a studio selfie ! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHx-vPICdFW5Fk8jW4888gE7hSayIyYftxn8f4xtvcZILiSRhg5uPwqG_e3CrFi4jcv1zPureQJRelSdhCCs1zBHJ7X7LcdibFJZMmWTItBkhRK9fkn9_b8dJphipStKd4X0EO6-YHPgP/s640/blogger-image--613794117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHx-vPICdFW5Fk8jW4888gE7hSayIyYftxn8f4xtvcZILiSRhg5uPwqG_e3CrFi4jcv1zPureQJRelSdhCCs1zBHJ7X7LcdibFJZMmWTItBkhRK9fkn9_b8dJphipStKd4X0EO6-YHPgP/s640/blogger-image--613794117.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-59833399938572415382015-05-16T14:46:00.002-07:002015-05-16T14:49:59.835-07:00Scribblemania 109<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My new series - <b>'Pocket Pirates' </b>will be hitting the shelves in August and is </div>
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The first book - The Great Cheese Robbery will be available in August </div>
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-15474883556569188552015-03-13T01:48:00.000-07:002015-03-13T01:48:25.982-07:00Scribblemania 108 Happy Birthday ALICE<br />
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Believe it or not, ALiCe in WOndErLanD has never been out of print and is 150 years old this year.<br />
So in celebration I've put a sketchbook to one side to ponder over, and respond to, this marvellous work of the imagination.<br />
The work will eventually be exhibited this year at Dean Clough Mills in Halifax, West Yorkshire. Keep a look out for more and I'll post as I go along.<br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-25512136286408592072014-08-26T15:49:00.001-07:002014-08-26T15:49:31.815-07:00Scribblemania 107I had a lovely time recently up in Scotland at the Borders Book Festival. Over 300 children came to see me and my event was introduced by the very lovely and hugely talented, Vivian French.<br />
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I'd never met Viv before and luckily we had chance to have a good old chat beforehand.<br />
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Not long after my visit I received a very nice email from a lovely family who had been to my event and wanted to meet me afterwards, but had not had the chance. We had a couple of conversations and it turned out that young Charlie had wanted to ask me if I would draw a picture of Mortimer Keene onto his hard earned pocket money (if you haven't met Mortimer yet check Scribblemania 105).<br />
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Last week I received Charlie's spending money, not to mention some VERY impressive artwork by Charlie and Ellie, his younger sister.<br />
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So... to cut a long story short, here it is. I'll post it in the next day or so.<br />
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Hello to Charlie, Ellie, Jenny and Stuart Mackenzie and a big 'get well soon' to Charlie.<br />
Thank you for reminding me how much it can mean to people out in the audience when I'm stood there feeling like I'm just talking nonsense and not knowing whether I'm making a difference or not.<br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-56799340917433031022014-08-16T01:48:00.001-07:002014-08-16T01:48:54.026-07:00Scribblemania 106A bit of miniature creative nonsense whilst relaxing on holiday - tiny handmade books - a proper test of my patience - and I have to admit - I'm NOT patient. I'll never do this EVER again. But anyway, here, for your amusement - The Little Book of Scribblemania, The Little Book of Dead Things and The Little Book of Horrors.<br />
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As a result of getting up to no good in the science lab, Mortimer invents a clutter of crazed machines, all with worrying attributes. They churn out everything from SLIME to GHOSTS to ALIENS and the children and staff of St Barnabas school have to suffer the consequences.</div>
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I often put the Amazon link up when I highlight a particular book or series so today I'm going to play fair and ask you to support your local bookseller and/or library. If they don't have the books in they will be able to order them so please do give them your custom. It's important.</div>
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This week sees the release of the gloriously ORANGE 'Alien Abduction'</div>
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This series is published by those lovely people at Hodder Children's Books and thanks to their strong Rights and Sales teams the series is not only working its way around the UK but also taking a packed suitcase, sunglasses and passport and heading around the world too.<br />
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Here's me and Emma in a recent pic and I apologise for being dressed as a pirate -AGAIN ! </div>
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Recent events have taken me to Ironbridge in Shropshire (for the Pop -Up Festival), Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, (for the Sharjah Reading Festival), a very foggy Aberdeen in Scotland where I visited the International School and finally to York to help open the new Waterstones. Since I came home I've also done the second stint of the Pop-Up Festival in Purfleet, Essex and the final showdown will be at Swiss Cottage, Camden in London in July, (Look out on Twitter for more updates).<br />
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The Pop Up Festival balloon, flying high in the blue above Ironbridge.</div>
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With top team - Corrine Gotch and Ashley Baugh (from Midas PR) who both accompanied me on events in Sharjah and Dubai</div>
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Here we are outside the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building </div>
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And of course, a touch of Scribblemania from Waterstones, York opening day</div>
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A really HUGE thank you to the team @ Hodder Children's Books, Lizz Skelly, Corrine Gotch, </div>
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-58946086707531154112014-03-23T14:58:00.002-07:002014-03-23T15:01:49.665-07:00Scribblemania 103This year I am delighted to be part of the 2014 Pop-Up Festival.<br />
Only a couple of weeks before we kick things off at Coalbrookdale Museum in Ironbridge, Shropshire where you can come and help me turn useless nothings into spooky somethings !<br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-26684388095739356452014-03-18T14:43:00.001-07:002014-03-18T14:43:38.489-07:00Scribblemania 102I was tidying the studio a bit today and came across these works in the plan chest.<br />
All three images are from Dust 'n' Bones - Ten Ghost Stories<br />
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Grab yourself a copy here: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bones-Mould-AUTHOR-Oct-06-2011-Paperback/dp/B00974SRL4/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1395178849&sr=8-14&keywords=dust+n+bones" target="_blank">Dust'n'Bones</a><br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-15779029006984039172014-03-09T01:49:00.003-08:002014-03-09T01:49:46.780-08:00Scribblemania 101Publishing Heroes<br />
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<b>Number 1 : Emma O' Donovan - THE BOOKSNIFFER </b><br />
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I thought it was about time I started to flag up a few people in the children's book industry on here.<br />
In particular those who I have worked with and who have been a great support to me and my work.<br />
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As I publish this particular piece, my good friend Emma, who you will also know as<br />
<a href="http://booksniffingpug.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Booksniffer</a>, is leaving her current Marketing Managerial role at Templar Publishing and heading<br />
out into the world of freelancing as a consultant on all aspects of the picture book.<br />
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I got to know Emma when she looked after me in the Marketing department at Hachette. I'm surprised she still speaks to me after I flogged her repeatedly and made her slave over all my bookmarks and<br />
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Emma will now be available for independent professional help in all aspects of the industry. I wish her well as she embarks on what I know will be a great success for her and I know she is already in big demand.<br />
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SO... whether you are a publisher seeking professional, external input, an illustrator seeking a route into the industry, an established author/illustrator in need of social media training, a school or library service needing picture book advice, or you just want a good old chat about books go right <a href="http://booksnifferforhire.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a> and do it now!<br />
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<b> Good Luck Emma</b><br />
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(with a nod and a presumptuous thank you to the lovely @Benji_Davies for the use of the artwork)<br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-62217945130827813092014-02-10T14:44:00.002-08:002014-02-10T14:44:16.694-08:00Scribblemania 100<b>PIRATES !</b><br />
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It's my 100th blog post and what could be more fitting than to flag up my latest exhibition.<br />
Those lovely people at Calderdale, West Yorkshire have adorned the walls of the incredible Bankfield Museum with my Piratical scribblings.<br />
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There were over 350 people on the opening event and I signed books for almost two hours. Thank you to all the enthusiastic buccaneers who came from near and far to see the work and buy a book.<br />
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A special thank you goes out to Calderdale Museums and in particular the lovely Jeffrey Andrews.<br />
His enthusiasm, support and help has been fantastic.<br />
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Thank you also to another special person. Frances Andrews taught me when I was at Middle School. She was one of the only people to have encouraged my drawing and show support for my work from an extremely young age. And all at a time when I found school a really difficult place to be !<br />
I am DELIGHTED to still be in touch and be working with her as she continues to teach and inspire other children.<br />
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<br />CHRIS MOULD Author & Illustratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11909308726137369875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8381280553793157583.post-23357337147007494902013-10-27T13:41:00.000-07:002013-10-27T13:41:19.506-07:00Scribblemania 97<br />
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Oi.........you.......over 'ere. The Templar Books Paper Watch Auction is now up and running so if I were you I'd get over there and check out the amazing array of affordable delights on offer and pick yourself a spiffing timepiece asap.<br />
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In case you'd forgotten, it's all in aid of Breast Cancer Care so you'd be making a donation at the same time. Please take a look <a href="http://www.thepaperwatchproject.wordpress.com/auction" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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This is my contribution and I've added a few development drawings which I'll include as a giveaway for the succesful bidder on my particular watch.<br />
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