Getting published | Alison Morton Author

A gallop through my publishing journey

I’ve had one or two requests to tell you about my publishing journey. Okay, more than one or two. Please feel free to go and look at another post on this site if you feel a mild attack of boredom approaching, but for those who are still with me, here’s the story.

So what happened […]

Official launch!

An announcement: 1 March – Publication day of paperback and ebook of INCEPTIO (34 days to go)

12 March – OFFICIAL LAUNCH at Waterstones Tunbridge Wells at 7pm: ‘An Evening with Alison Morton’ where I’ll give a talk and read from INCEPTIO. The Mayor of Tubridge Wells, Sue Cook, writer and broadcaster, will be there […]

The big reveal - Inceptio book jacket

SilverWood Books certainly pulled out the stops for me.

On pitching at parties...

The scene: A book industry party Present: New authors, multi-published authors, agents, editors, publishers, guests, even spouses

A first conversation: Sensible and Friendly Author to agent: “Don’t worry, I’m not pitching because my book isn’t ready yet.” Sensible and Savvy Agent: “If I was worried about people pitching to me I wouldn’t come to a […]

What are publishing services providers?

Publishing services have come a long way since the old vanity publishers. In fact, the best of the providers aren’t even on the same ruler, let alone somewhere along the scale. Simply put, publishing services providers PSPs) are effectively a cross between traditional publishing and self-publishing.

A PSP as the name implies will guide you […]