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February 17, 2019
Uxbridge Book Signing After Action Report
With the nerves growing with each step, I arrived with my wife and youngest child at around 10:45. After finding the manager, Danny, whom I’d arranged the event through, he welcomed me to the store asked where I would like the table to be placed, suggesting right at the front. Of course I agreed. After […]
February 14, 2019
My Publishing Journey: Coming soon to a store near you!
Lots to talk about this week. Book Signing Tomorrow I’ll be at my book signing tomorrow (Saturday 16th Feb, WHSmith Uxbridge High Street from 11am until 3pm). I’m all prepared and the radio interview went out on Wednesday. You can listen / watch along here if you want to see how that went. Feedback has […]
February 11, 2019
The Annual Bloggers Bash Competition
For those of you who are not familiar with the Annual Bloggers Bash, it is a social event in its fifth year with the purpose of bringing together the blogging community by stepping away from the keyboard to meet the friends they’ve made online. Scary, isn’t it! Along with workshops, guest speakers and award presentations, […]
February 10, 2019
Author Interview Series: Gareth L Powell
GARETH L. POWELL is a speculative fiction author from the UK. He has won the BSFA Award for Best Novel and been shortlisted for the Seiun Awards in Japan. His novels and novellas have been published in the UK and US by Solaris, Titan Books, and Tor.com Publishing. His short fiction has appeared in Interzone, […]
February 7, 2019
My Publishing Journey: Back to Planning Again!
This week I’ve been doing much more of the same, with Before The End coming along very well, I’m halfway through the current edit looking at plot and pacing. When I’m not editing my attention has turned to the release strategy for the second in the series. Before The End Release Strategy Typical strategies for […]
February 3, 2019
First Novel Prize
Back in November I interviewed Literary Consultant Lorena Goldsmith and we talked about the First Novel Prize. The literary contest which is now in its fourth year is open to unpublished and independently published novelists. You can find out more details at their website, www.firstnovel.co.uk. The entry fee is £25 and the contest accepts any […]
January 31, 2019
My Publishing Journey: 2 Months In
Writing, editing, organising and preparing. That’s been me this week. A Milestone! As it has been two months since the end of the month in which I released In The End, I have received my first payment from Amazon! I say payment, it’s actually about five as the payments come from each marketplace and for […]
January 30, 2019
Announcement: Book Signing 2nd March 2019
I’m very pleased to announce that on the 2nd March 2019 I will be at WHSmiths Reading Town Centre from 12am signing copies of my debut novel In The End. This is the second event I’ve organised with WHSmith as I will also be appearing in WHSmith in Uxbridge Town Centre on 16th Feb 2019. […]
January 27, 2019
Author Interview Series: William Oday
GJ: For those people who are not familiar with your writing, can you give us an introduction? WO: I write post apocalyptic thrillers that are filled with thrills and feels. I say thrills because there is always lots of cinematic action and feels because I also bring in a lot of the human element and […]
January 26, 2019
Publishing Update: The New Blurb
For those of you who have been following my journey, you’ll be aware that I’ve paid a specialist to prepare a new blurb for the back of my novel, In The End. It arrived late last night and I wanted to share it with you just before I update it on the book and Amazon. […]
