- Jennifer Scicluna
- Oct 29, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 29
Thank you to the wonderful Carly Been, one of our Penners and a staff member at BOOKS etc Paradise Centre, Surfers Paradise, for helping set up and provide the best venue to introduce our book to the public Saturday 14th October.
We, The Ten Penners, (who are really six) had a wonderful time with book signings, talking to customers and selling our very special children's adventure book. So much TLC went into creating this book for the children, honestly our hearts and souls are in this book!
I myself am overly excited, as you may already know from reading my previous posts, because not only have I illustrated the entire book, I have written three stories in this book being my very first to be published. Making this all the more a tick ✅off that Life List for me. My next goal is to create an entire children's picture book, being a grandma of four under 7 you can understand why I want to follow that path.
It wouldn't be a launch day without some of the team introducing their characters.
Wearing the appropriate costumes like - Floriece the clumsy Witch, Jeremey the-want-to-be Astronaut and Dandelia the Pixie P.I. Came along to join in the fun of the day! Creating some very curious antics and capers of their own with some very curious children watching on.
TO MY CUSTOMERS; THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!! ❤️
My very first customers of the day were two beautiful friends that came along to show their support and graciously bought a book each. I am so grateful to all who have bought a book so far, both at the store and pre-sales prior to the release of the book.
I am truly so grateful to all who have bought a book so far, not just from the launch day store but also all the pre-sales prior to the release of the book. It is you our lovely customers, newly formed fans, friends, work colleagues and family we rely on to share our book to the public and fingers crossed to the world!🤞🏼🌏
Joining these I am thrilled that my special friends in New Zealand received their book safe and sound, with these lovely words to say:-
"Thanks so much for sending the book you created as an author and illustrated with your lovely words and signature.
The book safely reached to New Zealand well. My granddaughter was so excited to find out what kind of stories in the book on her birthday
For more information on what The Ten Penners are up to visit our website https://thetenpenners.wixsite.com/the-ten-penners Visit my website Contact Me page so you too can be a proud owner of our 'Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers Book!' 😀 Have a fabulous day friends!
Till next time, Jennifer S xx Before I go:- Please do like, and leave a comment so I know you are out there. I would love to hear from you, who you are and what your aspirations are. Perhaps you too would like to be a writer, illustrator!
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- Jennifer Scicluna
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 25, 2023
It's not possible to stay calm when our New Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers Children's book hits the market as of this week with pre-orders overwhelming us even before we launch the book this Saturday! To say we all so very excited is an understatement.
Illustrating this book was an absolute pleasure especially placing our characters together in an active scene on the front cover. What better way to jump off the page than to get a glimpse of some very curious antics and goings on within the pages of this beautifully written children's book.
Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers is my first, as a published author. Contributing three magical and mystical stories along with all the illustrations, I am thrilled to be sharing all this with you our little readers.
My illustrating process begins quite simply. I'm given the manuscripts from each author and while reading each story my mind very easily captures the vision of the characters. The most difficult part is deciding where to stop creating. There would be an entire book full of illustrations if it was left to me.
Deciding on one or two of the main characters actions has to be enough, and once they are decided upon it's time to start sketching!
I sketch on paper then transfer my work onto iPad using the procreate program. Although I have embraced the digital age I must confess I do miss the hands on feeling and smell of paint.
Each character develops not right away but through a process of research, examples and manipulation of sketches, more sketches and tons of imagination, which I absolutely love. During this development stage there is always the anticipation and fingers crossed, that the author of the stories loves my visions and creations of their beloved characters.
The happy approval from the authors and seeing the characters printed not just on paper but in a book is as exhilarating as it comes.
I am extremally thrilled along with my co-authors' to be presenting this new 'Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers' Book complete with interactive questions, and search for the illustrators initials, (Yes mine!) to the young and young at heart for a fun reading time together. This Children's Adventure Anthology is full of fun, adventure, mystery and magic, all entwined from the imaginations of The Ten Penners, a wonderful collaborative effort from 6 amazing writers and myself. We have had a lot of fun preparing this little gem for you all to enjoy and spread the word. Who knows we may just make it big yet!
This Saturday 21st October, join us The Ten Penners, as we introduce you to our book at our first Book Launch. Books Etc. Paradise Centre, Surfers Paradise from 11.00am to 2.00pm. Meet the authors, buy a book, have it personally signed, join in the activities and enter the colouring competition. We are looking forward to see you all there. With Christmas only three months away fill up your stockings now with this wonderful Fresh and exciting book. Your 8 to 10 year olds will love it! Don't forget to check out the last few pages of the book for the Fun Stuff, Questions, a Riddle to find my initials, and biographies to learn a little about us! See you in the pages! 😀🎅🎄🤶
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- Jennifer Scicluna
- Oct 18, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 29
Being a Mum over the years I had dabbled a little in writing adventure stories for my three boys. They proved to be exciting bedtime stories that had my sons engaged and waiting for what was to come. Over the years as all mums can appreciate life, work etc. get in the way so I never tried to get any of my works published. As years went on I concentrated more on my passion for Art.
Now, being a member of this wonderful imaginative group of writers known as The Ten Penners, not only have I illustrated the book, I have once again tried my hand at writing after so many years, with three of my stories included and published.
Writing for children begins by seeing the world through the eyes of a child. Watching the daily events in awe as a child would, then be adventurous and create havoc! Haha!😉 that's my way of seeing it.
As my three sons were my inspiration, you will find my work tends to lean more towards a boy being the main character in all my stories. While being an artist /illustrator living in that creative world you'll find my thoughts full of wild imagination which I draw from everyday life, out side of and in my mind, so my work finds itself mostly whirling in the mystical and magical genres.
I am excited and looking forward to this new Anthology "Backyard Beasts & Curious Capers" being not only in my hands and reading it to my grandchildren, but in your family's hands too. Now that I have granddaughters who knows perhaps my future writings will have a different spin on them.
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It has been a pleasure getting to know and working with this wonderful group of Authors over the last 5 years. Join me and our talented writers on this exciting journey as we Bring to you another of The Ten Penners wonderful Children's Adventure Anthologies! Out Now!
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