I moved recently and while I was unpacking, I found an old journal of mine from when I was around 10, dedicated exclusively to notes about finding a dragon I was CERTAIN lived in the bushland at the end of my road. I spent years looking for it, fuelled by whatever Dragonology books I could find at my school's bookfair, and it got me thinking of an idea for a children's book. I've wanted to do a picture book for a while now, and the idea of writing it from the perspective of the dragon trying to avoid the "scary" human child seemed really fun.

So meet Speckles!

I've got the story written out and am planning to start on the artwork for the book itself once I'm done with my commission work.