Late last year, as I started to write the last book in the Ravenwood Trilogy, I wanted to refresh my memory of how Lizzie’s journey began; to get a better picture of her character arc and where it needed to end up. 

Being a curiologist meant just re-reading book one wouldn’t do. I had to come up with a creative and challenging way to review the storyline of The Enchanted One. Thus, The Unbound Book Project was born.

My challenge was to create a mood board for each chapter encompassing not just the mood but a key phrase or pivotal moment in Lizzie’s journey. I also set parameters on the props I could use: they had to come from what I already had in the house or out in the garden. I had a great deal of fun with this project and it was fascinating to see a definite colour scheme emerge and how it shifted slightly as the mood of the book did.

Although it ended up being a great deal more work than I anticipated, I also had a great deal more fun in the process. And I have to admit I felt a little sad when I uploaded the last image a few weeks ago. So, to all of you that followed my posts for this project, I thank you and I hope you enjoyed the rather odd way I see the world and how my writing process very often involves other forms of art when I work on a book.