Getting published | Alison Morton Author

INCEPTIO awarded the B.R.A.G. Medallion

(Don’t miss the update at the end!)

The what? In the large sea of self/independently published work, there is a lot of flotsam and jetsam and not all of it is worth picking up. How to tell? Well, indieBRAG, a privately held organization has brought together a large group of readers, both individuals and members […]

PERFIDITAS cover reveal, pub date and launch

At last! At last! I have been swayed by pleas and begging to release information about the next book, so here’s the latest cover proof…

PERFIDITAS will be published on 17 October in ebook and paperback. The French launch will be at the Journée du Livre on 13 […]

Self-publishing times are a-changing

Maybe my RNA colleagues were being polite at the annual conference this last weekend, but I didn’t get one remotely pointed remark about my self-published debut novel, INCEPTIO. That sounds defensive, I know, but what a change from even 12 months, let alone 24 months ago.

Are we all now ‘published’ rather than self/independent/mainstream/traditional? Have […]

New week, new stuff

Keeping abreast of new developments is important, but so is gathering information now to use later, as is thinking about how how you dealt with challenges and what inspired you. Today, I’m giving you one of each.

The new development Now I’m really pleased with my publishing services provider SilverWood Books who do the whole […]

Not all self-published work is grey in the night

Not all self-published work is crap.

Not all mainstream books are good.

Many self-published works are excellent.

Many mainstream books are dire.

All true. But the demarcation between the two is blurring. A reader doesn’t give a toss who produced a book they love. The things they do notice are rubbishy covers, unintelligible blurb, coarse, […]