Last Tuesday I attended the launch of Mel Sherratt’s novel, Watching Over You. I met Mel about 3 years ago through Twitter and we became friends, meeting up quickly afterwards at Harrogate Crime Writing Festival. I’ve spent many an hour talking with her about books, publishing and our love of crime fiction. When she achieved […]
What Happens To Your Book When It Goes Into The Depths Of A Big Publishing House?
This week, I’m bringing to the blog, a little over a 9 minute clip from Random House for your viewing. It’s interesting to see what happens when your book is sucked into a big house like that. You may be surprised. I hope you enjoy it. Inside Random House: Bringing Our Authors’ Books to Life. […]
The Art Of Book Cover Design
I came across the Random House video on YouTube last week, fell in love with it and wanted to share it. I think book covers are one of those things that seem to appear from beyond the great unknown. They appear and from what I’ve heard, there is little input from the author, so it […]
What Book Changed Your Life?
I came across a video on Sunday and thought I’d share it. Ricky Tomlinson talks quite openly and passionately about a book that changed his life. It’s only 2 minutes 10 seconds long and worth watching. What book has changed your life?
Recently Read – The Humans by Matt Haig
The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
My Guest Post On Marketing
Today I have done a guest post on the blog of Estelle Wilkinson. During the A to Z blogging challenge in April, I wrote a post on Marketing Your Book? – What Not To Do. I thought I should balance that up with another post with some ideas that you could try. Ones that do […]