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, […]

June 15th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Authors, Getting published, Insights, Readers, Writing life | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

What I did at London Book Fair 2013

Three years ago, I spent a day at London Book Fair as a wide-eyed newbie writer. I loved it! This year, with INCEPTIO published, I went as part of the SilverWood Books author team to answer potential new clients’ questions from the author point of view. Very courageous and transparent of SilverWood Books (SWB) […]

April 19th, 2013 | Tags: , , , | Category: Books, Events, Getting published, INCEPTIO, Writing life | Comments are closed

Pre-launch nerves?

INCEPTIO launches at Tunbridge Wells Waterstones tomorrow at 7pm. If you’ve been watching this blog, you probably know this. 😉 Am I excited? Nervous? Confident?

My honest answer is that I haven’t had time to think about it. All I can focus on right now are the things still to do: pack my notes, get […]

March 11th, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: Events, Getting published, Insights | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)

INCEPTIO - The big launch cometh!

Bubbly, great company, a fun ‘book do’, author signing, the Mayor of Tunbridge Wells, Sue Cook and other book world luminaries – what’s not to like? Come and join me!

March 8th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Books, Events, Getting published | Comments are closed

French launch of INCEPTIO

Enthusiastic book buyers

A French bar, book lovers and my publication day – what a combination!

When Paperback Jan (Jan Smith) who runs the paperback exchange in the Deux-Sèvres urged me to have a mini-launch in France, I wasn’t quite sure.

 

 

 

The bash at Waterstones Tunbridge Wells on 12 […]

March 2nd, 2013 | Tags: | Category: Books, Events, France, Getting published | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)
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