Here we see the fruits of a week spent in schools, almost all beginning with C: Cathedral, Cramlington, Colne, and Carnforth and an overnight stay in Cambridge, to be precise.
Cathedral School in Lancaster was an opportune last minute booking that served to break the journey perfectly, to a school that was even further north. So I was able to drive up on Tuesday morning, do a two hour class in the afternoon, and continue my drive north to Wednesday's school.
Cramlington in Lancashire came up with a couple of cracking titles that inspired a couple of equally nice cover designs. Fool that I am, I then undertake to colour these in the evening, after my long drive to the next destination, and email them back to the school. I do hope they appreciate all this effort.
Actually I do know they appreciate all this effort, because two schools, one of them being Colne Primet in Lancs, had my comic covers on te wall from my last visit. It's good to know they don't forget you the minute you leave. And, by the way, isn't How To Waste The Time Of A Comic Book Author Who Comes To Your School an iconic title, and prime contender to be on the front cover of next year's annual?
Carnforth High was the fourth Lancashire school in a row, serving as a good reminder of just how large Lancashire is. Having booked these schools thinking "they're all in Lancashire, they'll be close together", they were an average of two hours apart! But the drive between Lancashire schools was nothing compared to the drive to my next day's destination.
Royal Hospital School near Ipswich is one of those schools that works on Saturday mornings, with all that entails. My drive from Carnforth saw me breaking the journey in Cambridge, from where there was still an hour and bit to drive to work followed by a three and a half hour drive home. I'm sorry I've rather dwelt on the least interesting part of my work, which is the travelling bit, but sometimes this will happen. My I've listened to a lot of podcasts this week.
The celebrities these 8 groups chose to star in my demonstration strip were Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Miss Milesi (a teacher), Ozzy Osborne, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Eminem (twice, at the same school), and Claudia Winkleman.
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