Getting published | Alison Morton Author

Huge news!

I have signed a publishing agreement with SilverWood Books. INCEPTIO will appear in paperback and ebook format. We are looking at Spring 2013. If it changes, I’ll let you know!

So what is my book about? Romans, alternate history, romance, action-adventure, loss, self-growth, recognition? All of those.

Suppose you’re an ordinary young woman in New […]

A “good” rejection

Agents are busy people – we know that – so when I read this (handwritten) note, I was strangely pleased:

“Please forgive my incredibly slow response, but I liked your writing and had put it aside to get back to. It’s not right for my list, but I’m sure you will find an agent to […]

How I did it - my first self-published book!

Here’s a copy of my article in Mslexia magazine, as promised in my previous post. (Click through for a larger version)

It’s a great mag – worth every penny. Here’s how you can subscribe.

Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers, INCEPTIO, PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO and AURELIA. The fifth in the series, […]

Self-publishing - total confusion for a newbie writer

I’m not going to list, discuss or make any judgement about self-publishing – plenty of people have done that; blogs, conference workshops, books, newspaper articles abound. Just enter “self-publishing” in the search box on Google and wait for the flood.

I want to write about the confusion facing a fledgling writer. Me.

I’ve drafted three […]

Is this what happens in a meeting between an author and his literary agent?

Mitchell and Webb’s portrayal of an author discussing his oeuvre with a literary agent. This was tweeted by Jonny Geller of the famous Curtis Brown agency .

Tears streamed down my face from beginning to end. Of depression? Or frustration? No, of laughter.

I hope.