“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…
I’ll get my book club onto you….
A birthday card I received this year shows four women of indeterminate age – looking rather like the wives who…
Letting History Inspire you
Ever longed to write down that story your mother used to tell, of how she and her brothers were evacuated…
Indie Bookshops Rule!
Book launch in the town that’s been home for the past seven years, or in the London borough that provided…
How to Promote Yourself – Without Being Big-Headed
You write a book, you get it published, you sit back and let the royalty cheques roll in. No? Have…
The Trouble with Book Covers
The trouble with book covers is that they’re what people see first. The identity of your masterpiece (or definitely-on-the-way-to-being-a-masterpiece) will…
