I’ve talked about Alaska and the 1920s for so long, do you even remember that I have other book projects to work on?
The first book I woke was in March 2021. My family had gone to the National Museum of the U.S Air Force in Dayton, OH to see Memphis Belle. Our oldest daughter was four, and loved hearing stories about airplanes. I’d told her a rough outline of the Memphis Belle story a few times, and she wanted to see her in person.
While we were there I learned about the Black Wolf Squadron and their expedition to Alaska. And another event where DH-4’s were used to deliver supplies to the Lost Battalion during WWI. Also saw the display on women pilots in WWII. So many stories to share…
But after that visit, Memphis Belle became my first book. Researched, outlined, drafted, edited, revised, edited, revised, and once more for good measure… and it’s been finished for a few months. I sent it around to about 20 agents and/or publishers, but alas, it’s not what any of them is looking for right now. However, there would be a lot more places to submit it to IF I could illustrate it.
I didn’t have enough time today to get much work done on the Alaska novel (I like to get into a deep flow for that one, but only had 1.5 hours), I revisited my first baby and took a stab at drawing. So here are my first attempts.
I do not consider myself an artist, and I’ve zero experience illustrating, so constructive comments are very welcome. Cheers!
Northern Skies Publishing 