WIP (Work In Progress) is a nice way to say creative mess…

Despite the rubble, I’m happy to say, I’m in the home stretch of book project development! Yay! I still have a few projects to finish up…well, after I start them, that is…but I’m pretty excited about how things are turning out. I only wish I could share them with you.

This will be a busy and exciting month here at BW Central. Mid January is my final project deadline for my book. Yup, 30 completed projects full of recycled felty goodness will soon be in the hands of my publisher. It’s like nudging my chicks gently out of the nest as it is time for them to fly. I am feeling a sense of accomplishment yet apprehension to see them go. End of January I’m off to the publishers to participate in the “step-by-step” photo shoot. The photography will be used to illustrate each step of each project.

Next up, the MANUSCRIPT. Isn’t that a daunting word? It just sounds so big and ominous. Especially when followed by the word DEADLINE, which is end of March. Publishing is a whole new world to me and I’m just learning the language. I’m sure there will be a few wrong turns and surprises a long the way, but so far I’m enjoying the ride!

The title? Well, there was a little hiccup with the title. As with many things in life (ok, all of them) you can’t please everyone. Call me wacky, but I’m sure gonna try with this book! Anyway, now the official title is:

Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects

Recently some friends of ours had a baby. (Bear with me as I revert back to my “writing a book is like having a baby” analogy) They took a day or two to name the baby. There were names they liked, names they weren’t sure about. They consulted others and negotiated with each other. Their situation reminded me of when our second son was born. We had already used up our only boy name on our first son. We deliberated and eventually settled on a name. Finally. Then something magical happened. This name, this regular name that was just a word made up of some letters, was given a baby. The baby and the name joined, never again to be up for discussion. The name became secondary as it became defined by the personality of our son.

So, back to the title of the book…Warm Fuzzies: 30 Sweet Felted Projects

It’s a very comfortable title, I think. A little charming, a little playful. Double meaning with the warm fuzzy felt and the warm fuzzy feeling. I think it’ll stick.