Update!

the first commercial for "Elias and the highspeed train"

first poster for "The story of Dagmar"

As you can see the first artwork is starting to appear, however for the time being its only commercial art.

Meanwhile the writing is still going on at a steady pace, currently only in Danish. Translation will follow when the writing is complete and will then be sent on to the editor of the series.

This work might take a while as we both have something to correct each time from each others edits. But whatever duration the books will be out within the next year or so. All the effort in making these is being put in as much as possible.

The deadline for project 2016 is still uncertain if it will succeed but right till the last second will i try to complete it in time. Not easy when you have to produce a book in two languages!

until next time!
regards
author
Sebastian Berthelsen

status!

Sketches and lots of em'!

A sketch of a scene from the coming "Elias and the highspeed train"

I must start by apologizing that I have not updated this site so much since new year. The reason is that I have been busy working on my drawings and especially the work of writing everything needed to write the books before I can publish them.

As for what I've drawn it virtually to both of my project 2016 books.

But the work has so far not been problem-free, since I have a bit of writing blockade and generally found it a little difficult to keep the work going.

But despite the problems, things are moving ahead slowly and I still hope to be able to publish here in 2016, but it becomes harder and harder to believe when the work list gets longer and longer with things like research, the drawings as well as text to be written.

But even if I do not have time to get my books out this year then there's still some of the drawings that will go into a printed book. The book will be titled "a year of trainspotting 2015" and will mostly consist of pictures but will also contain 5 illustrations!

                                                                                                   Well, that was all for now, see you!

A sketch for "A year of trainspotting 2015"

Happy new year!

Farewel 2015, Hello 2016!

We're saying farewell to 2015 and what a year its been!

A year which seemed at first to be like any other for the project, namely with me the author, being so sure that this would be the year where I would launch the danish railway series with the publish of the first two books. However instead of continuing like the previous years with a short term plan I decided to go for a longer term plan.

It was because of this that project 2016 was created. The project was different by the fact it had a date and a detailed plan for the goals needed before the acutal publish of what i'd like to refer to as: “a new era for the danish railway series”.

Because ever since my first book was cancelled in 2015, the project have been somewhat “bookless” in the way that it was on standby, while i've been trying to find out which way to go with my project.

The choice was to keep on working on the historic, while trying to keep the adventurous feeling about it to catch the interest amongst younger readers.

This resulted in that the two books choosen for project 2016, began to move in different directions. While the 3^rd attempt of my first book of denmarks first highspeed train began to sound like something for the older children, the other book (the story of dagmar) began to move towards the younger children, namely the pre-teen group.

And speaking of “the story of Dagmar”, the collaboration between project D 825 and The danish railway series is still very much alive. As recent as this december a gift was sent to Aalborg and very much welcomed by the project leader and the rest of the project.

But Project D 825 isn't the only one to receive a gift from the TDRS. The Bornholm based railway project, the DBJ society have also been given something from the project. On a Bornholm themed christmas market on Zealand, I presented a special drawing to the members of the society and the foreman was so happy that I was given a free book!

the author with the foreman of the DBJ

With this happiness that my project's gifts brings, it has moved my projects towards different ways of supporting and also spreading the danish railway history.

Cause 2015 was also a year which stood in the sign of progress, namely the art!

Though in early 2015 there wasn't much to come after. Illustrations of the project was something to celebrate and facebook audience didn't seem to like it very much.

Therefore I needed to come up with a new plan and fast. Then as a stroke of luck, my art tools (tablet/drawing pad) began working again and before long I was working fulltime to catch up on my skills!

From drawings that had no appeal what so ever, to end up with drawings that really was something to show to the world; was something that I hope not only I but the current and coming audience of the danish railway series will enjoy.

For now lets face forward, for the times ahead.

Will 2016 be the year of our first books?

For now I have no idea, but rest asured that I will work hard as much as I can. So that I can proudly present to books in december!

What's left now is only to ask you all a happy new year and hoping to see you all for more news this year.

                 The author.

        Sebastian J Berthelsen.