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My Publishing Journey: Much Work in Progress

This week it’s back to business, not that I ever slowed down over Christmas. Today I catch up with news of preparation for signing events, anxiety over work in progress and not all things going write! (Yes that was a pun!) Signing Events Season is Coming I’ve begun to make arrangements for new market stall […]

My Publishing Journey: Highlights of 2019

As 2019 comes to a close I thought I’d share with you some of my highlights of the year along with taking a peek at what I’m planning in 2020! The Highlights In no particular order. Getting Out & Meeting Readers – With over ten public appearances, 2019 was the first time I left my […]

My Publishing Journey: Always Learning

I didn’t think I had much to talk about this week until I took a few moments to think. Then I realised how busy I’ve been! Signing Event On Saturday I held my first signing event in WHSmith since before the summer break and it was a great success. I sold 13 signed copies plus […]

My Publishing Journey: Free Lunch

Okay so there may not be a free lunch, but there is a free book! Today is the day of my fourth publication release and I’m giving it away for FREE!!! Hear all about it in today’s post, plus catch up with everything else I’ve been up to this week. Cover Competition Something I forgot […]

My Publishing Journey: Mistletoe and Wine

I’ve been off work most of this week, so between Christmas shopping and spending quality time with my wife, I’ve been squeezing in writing and publishing plus an awesome event. Ashford Author Signing On Wednesday evening I attended the Ashford Christmas Fair. My author friend, Suzanne Rogerson, organised this one and all I had to […]

Fate's Ambition Cover Reveal!

I’m so excited to share with you today the cover for my action and adventure thriller, FATE’S AMBITION! If you’re a subscriber to my mailing list then this won’t be news, but if not and you’re a lover of action, adventure and thrills with a twist, the pre-orders will go live in the next few […]

My Publishing Journey: Running to Christmas

Events Update On Saturday I spend a drizzly day with two fellow authors showing our wears and watching the edges of our books curl in the damp air. I’ll keep this one short, we didn’t sell well, but there was a silver lining. Despite only selling two books on the day when it came to […]

My Publishing Journey: Dilemma Deal

In a break with my routine of publishing these blog posts on a Friday I focus this post on two dilemmas which are racing around my head, namely my upcoming release schedule and pricing for my IN THE END series. Pricing & Promotions – IN THE END When I flippantly spoke in my last post […]

Author Interview Series: Iain Rob Wright

BioDescribed as one of Horror’s most respected authors, Iain Rob Wright is the writer of more than twenty books, many of them bestsellers. A previous Kindle All-Star and a mainstay in the horror charts, he is a prolific producer of unique and original stories. From his apocalyptic saga THE GATES to his claustrophobic revenge thriller […]

My Publishing Journey: What’s in a Title?

This week in what seems like a post-publishing lull, I’ve been trying out different free advertising copy and images on social media, writing the next in my IN THE END series and preparing for the Christmas events season. SALES & MARKETING I think Amazon is broken… Or people are not quite ready to make the […]