#make a book

[polypanji24]

MAKE A BOOK DAY

It’s done.

After countless hours of ghostwriting and story notes and rewrites, Ol’ Turnip Head finally completed Tristan’s manuscript, all much to Paige’s admiration.

Copyright ©️ John Irvine, 2026

#makeabookday #makeabookday📖 #booksbooksbooks #ghosts #polyamory

[oreocoffee]

Ya know, ima change it… ima focus on my education and health , most importantly turn back to Allah (SWT) because that is a priority. Turning back to my religion, especially since I have been reminded by people that I am Muslim when they question me about religion. It frightens me, I think how far I have strayed from my religion while thinking ‘it’s okay, I’ll pray tomorrow”. I want to be a better Muslimah, healthier, in less pain and earning good money, educated. I’m rooting so much for my best self, I’m working on future me. 🥹💕! I’m literally forgetting so much about Islam, astaghfirullah. However, I feel there was something super important that I have experienced and learned. I know more about myself within these past years than I ever did. Like, HELLO!! I’m literally living the lifestyle I want. BABYYYYYYY I LITERALLY AM CHOOSING WHO I AM WITH, WHERE I GO, WHERE I SLEEP!!! I AM EXPERIENCING SO SO SOOOO FUCKING MUCH!!! I am seeing and experiencing everything that I have missed out on and things I wish I did! LIKE I UNDERSTAND WHAT LITERALLY HAS BEEN HAPPENING!! IM LIKE OVERWHELMED WITH JOY SOOOO SOO MUCH JOY!!!

Subhanallah I HAVE LIVED MY CHILDHOOD DREAM QUITE LITERALLY, I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN.

How it all started,

Depression, willingness to be better (weight loss) - PCOS. 15

10 move. wedding, clit, heartbreak (15) throat

10-12= tumblr, friends. depression. To max, breakdown class.

13 (18). One shot . Depression,

13/14 into religion

13- 15 Amir khan boxer, marriage. Bubs . Depression. Says wants to marry .

15-16 rampage. rod. healer.

16-17 toxic. FAIL . discovery (?) . living

17-22 not interested. people pleased. rishta nibahna hai (old mentality) VS. i deserve better. COPE? rampage. DEPRESSION. CONFUSION. marriage

23-24 rampage. better. DISCOVERY.

but how is all of that "childhood dream"?

it all worked into building character

im free

made major decisions

discovered what I love (nature stuff)

witnessed my anger threshold

learned to cut connections

[awesomebutunpractical]

Brushed some leftover gouache on a piece of cardboard and I like looking at it.

[cosmicskynova]

Book website

What are the names of websites that you can send your own stories and they would turned it into a book for you?

[tavinjer]

...and a Coloring Book besides!

The Crown of Secrets isn’t just a big fat story book. It’s also a pretty sweet coloring book!

You can color ALL THE THINGS!!! (or at least 32 pages worth of things)

^ Treasure (illustrated by me) and The Evening Day & Grey (illustrated by Kristin Richland) ^

WARNING: THIS COLORING BOOK HAS BEEN TESTED ON LIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS. NO HUMANS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OR COLORING OF THE PAGES.

It’s 32 pages of coloring and creative activities to go along with stories adapted from the full storybook.

^ The Tiger and the Rabbit (illustrated by Billie Austin) ^

^ Tapioca Hunt (illustrated by me) ^

It also includes the full (and extra-beautifully colorable) Hunting My Dress, illustrated by Kristin Richland:

The two volumes match but are easily distinguishable, so you won’t accidentally color the wrong one. I know this is a problem sometimes.

Yes, I took these photos on my beautiful tile floor. I want you to know just how real the book is. Definitely has nothing to do with how I don’t have a black velvet background.

If you want to try more for yourself, here’s ten more pages that you can print out and do whatever you want with.

To pick up a coloring book of YOUR VERY OWN, head over here to the bookstore. Of course you can also buy the full storybook.

Stay tuned for posts on the printing process (if you’re into that kind of thing); some event photos; and how I made the book (and advice for making your own). 

[tavinjer]

Announcing: The Crown of Secrets

Okay, so actually the book’s been out for a long time, but I’ve had nothing here on my website about the final product. Here’s the thing itself: a massive full-color 80-page book of stories written by me and illustrated from eight fantastic illustrators from all through space and time. (Really!)

A few shots of the pages:

^ Hunting My Dress (illustrated by Kristin Richland) ^

^ Getting Along With Monkeyfish (illustrations by me) ^

^ The Last of the Giants (illustrated by N C Wyeth) (yes, that N C Wyeth) ^

This book represents a lot of hard work by myself and a lot of others, and I’ll be talking about the whole process of making the book (and suggestions if you want to make your own) in some upcoming posts.

It’s currently on sale here... along with the coloring book. More on that soon!

[swizzlemonster]

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