Inside Helen's hermit cave

Where does she go? What happens in there? 

Come and have a wee peek inside Helen’s hermit cave with us.

BUT FIRST - is it true? Do you prefer a podcast when there's a video too? Katie's just been to Australia and chatted to some creatives and they all said that they *ONLY* listen to a podcast if there's a video to go with it. 

Whaaat!?

Let us know on Instagram if these rumours are true. You're allowed to slide into our DMs 😆 ❤️ We're @thegoodshipillustration.

Right, podcast stuff.

This episode is all about:
– Shutting the studio door and ignoring WhatsApp 
– Recreating rainy caravan holidays to get in the zone
– The magic drawer
– How long it takes to make a picture book (blimmin' ages)
– Boundaries

Timestamps, for people who like that sort of thing:
 00:00 – Welcome to Helen’s hermit cave
 01:00 – Dressing gowns, headphones and comfort telly
 02:00 – Childhood holidays
 03:00 – How long does it take to make a book?
 04:00 – The magic drawer of ideas
 05:00 – Making books in your 20s vs. making books now
 06:00 – Burnout, insomnia and terrible lighting
 07:00 – Early birds vs. night owls
 08:00 – Deadlines
 09:00 – Salty & Pals picture book sneak peek!
 10:00 – Bedtime!

Stuff wot we mentioned:
– The Picture Book Course
– Pencil Pals (Our Helen's Substack where there are some lovely sneaky peeks of the Salty Seadog artwork in case you're as excited as we aaaare.)

See ya next Friday,
 x The Good Ship Illustration (Helen, Katie & Tania)

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