Back in the day, these were words that evoked excitement, impatience, frustration…and taught us the meaning of deferred gratification. There…
Freddie Mercury and my dragon
It’s beautiful the way the mind works. Take Freddie Mercury and my dragon. A couple of months ago my friend,…
INSPIRATION
The inspiration for my Daughter of Byzantium series and first book, Sigura #silvercrowbooks #selfpublishing #historicalnovels
Extraordinary times a century ago
Based on the true story of my great uncle, the book I’ve just published with Silver Crow retells a nineteen…
Wat I did learn about spelhins, grama and eDitin’
Have you been cherishing your manuscript for years? Do you stay up late into the night, keeping it company as…
Don’t get caught out by vanity publishers!
“Guess what! Someone wants to publish my book!” “Oh Jane, that’s wonderful! I didn’t even know you had an agent!”…
How do you put a price on your work?
As independently published authors, we’re advised not to print too many copies initially – to avoid the piled-up copies in…
Proof it or Goof it
There it was, on the shelf of a book shop. Small, only 80 odd pages, but beautifully bound, with a…
This is how you do it…
I knew it was time to sort out my room when I couldn’t get the door open without sending a…
