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The London Book Fair 2009
The London Book Fair is just a week away and a great place to learn more about the publishing industry with free seminars and lots of publishers present. For published writers and those wishing to be published it's a good way to research the market and find out who is who. You can pick up new ideas at the fair, make new contacts, check out what kind of titles publishers are publishing and network with other authors, and those in the book business.
My Marine Mystery crime novels and my thrillers will be on show at The London Book Fair on stand J205 so if you're going to the London Book Fair do take time to come and say 'hello'. I will be there on Monday 20 April and Tuesday 21 April. I've got some appointments lined up but if I'm not around you can always browse the books and pick up a leaflet or two. You can even pinch a sweet! My business book publisher, Crimson, will also be at the Fair on Stand J250.
I'm looking forward to meeting my overseas literary agents and my publishers and hopefully making many new contacts. www.rowmark.co.uk
My Marine Mystery crime novels and my thrillers will be on show at The London Book Fair on stand J205 so if you're going to the London Book Fair do take time to come and say 'hello'. I will be there on Monday 20 April and Tuesday 21 April. I've got some appointments lined up but if I'm not around you can always browse the books and pick up a leaflet or two. You can even pinch a sweet! My business book publisher, Crimson, will also be at the Fair on Stand J250.
I'm looking forward to meeting my overseas literary agents and my publishers and hopefully making many new contacts. www.rowmark.co.uk
A Magical London Book Fair
I'm back from the London Book Fair after two very hectic and productive days. Can’t say it’s the best way to spend two gorgeous hot sunny days in England stuck in a giant air-conditioned hanger in the middle of London but needs must, and it was great to see so many friends in the publishing and bookselling world, and meet people who I’ve connected with on LinkedIn and on Facebook.
The London Book Fair seemed to be buzzing with activity with everyone in a positive and upbeat mood. Not so the taxi drivers who say that business in the capital is certainly down on this time last year. Though judging by the number of tourists on the embankment and river tours on Sunday I’d say the visitor figures must be well up. Those who live and work in London though (according to my source) are letting the tube take the strain. The buses seemed to be faring well and the number of cyclists whizzing along the busy fuel-choked roads seemed to spawn daily while we were there.
Anyway back to the London Book Fair. I met with my Literary Agent from Brazil who is very upbeat about my novels and has considerable interest from a number of publishers and producers in both Latin America and North America. My agents in Spain and Italy also have interest from publishers for translation rights, so fingers crossed. And it was nice to catch up with my agents from the Middle East and the Far East.
While on the stand I had a surprise visit from Paul Daniels – yes, the magic man. It was great to see him and he promised to follow my antics on Twitter!
I was pleased to meet with my e book and audio publisher, Summersdale Publishing, and my business book publisher, Crimson, who gave me a copy of the jacket cover of one of my new business titles due to be published in August 2009. They’re doing a big marketing push behind the launch of a major new series of business books including my titles: Successful Marketing, Successful Sales and Successful Customer Service. As soon as I have jpegs, I’ll post them on my official web site www.rowmark.co.uk with all the details.
Many people stopped by to tell me how much they loved my rugged, edgy detective, Inspector Horton and to them I very grateful. I hope many more will enjoy reading my crime novels in the months and years ahead. Dead Man's Wharf is being published in hardcover next week and I am now waiting to see who will offer on the fifth Inspector Horton crime novel, Blood Upon The Sand, which is now finished. On with number six...
The London Book Fair seemed to be buzzing with activity with everyone in a positive and upbeat mood. Not so the taxi drivers who say that business in the capital is certainly down on this time last year. Though judging by the number of tourists on the embankment and river tours on Sunday I’d say the visitor figures must be well up. Those who live and work in London though (according to my source) are letting the tube take the strain. The buses seemed to be faring well and the number of cyclists whizzing along the busy fuel-choked roads seemed to spawn daily while we were there.
Anyway back to the London Book Fair. I met with my Literary Agent from Brazil who is very upbeat about my novels and has considerable interest from a number of publishers and producers in both Latin America and North America. My agents in Spain and Italy also have interest from publishers for translation rights, so fingers crossed. And it was nice to catch up with my agents from the Middle East and the Far East.
While on the stand I had a surprise visit from Paul Daniels – yes, the magic man. It was great to see him and he promised to follow my antics on Twitter!
I was pleased to meet with my e book and audio publisher, Summersdale Publishing, and my business book publisher, Crimson, who gave me a copy of the jacket cover of one of my new business titles due to be published in August 2009. They’re doing a big marketing push behind the launch of a major new series of business books including my titles: Successful Marketing, Successful Sales and Successful Customer Service. As soon as I have jpegs, I’ll post them on my official web site www.rowmark.co.uk with all the details.
Many people stopped by to tell me how much they loved my rugged, edgy detective, Inspector Horton and to them I very grateful. I hope many more will enjoy reading my crime novels in the months and years ahead. Dead Man's Wharf is being published in hardcover next week and I am now waiting to see who will offer on the fifth Inspector Horton crime novel, Blood Upon The Sand, which is now finished. On with number six...
The London Book Fair 2010
April is here and that means one of the major events in the book trade calendar, The London Book Fair at Earl's Court. It runs from Monday 19 April to Wednesday 21 April and I will be there on 19th and 20th April. It provides me with a great opportunity to meet up with my agents as well as with my publishers and to attend some interesting and informative seminars. You can find out more on the London Book Fair web site. It is well worth a visit for authors and anyone working in and interested in the book trade.
If any of you are visiting then you can ask for me on Stand J205.
If any of you are visiting then you can ask for me on Stand J205.
April is looking to be a busy month
First up is a visit to the London Book Fair to meet my overseas agents, my editor and my publisher, Severn House. It's always great visiting the London Book Fair and catching up with all my friends and contacts in the publishing world.
Then there's the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Conference which this year is taking place in Southampton. I'm delighted to have organised a visit by the Hampshire Police Marine Unit who will be talking about their real work in the Solent as opposed to the fictional marine unit in my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novels.
Then immediately afterwards there's the Isle of Wight Arts Festival at Ventnor where I will be meeting readers and signing copies of my crime and thrilller novels on Sunday 22 April.
Lots of photos to come from all these events, which will be posted here and on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
Details of all events are also on my website.
And in between I'll be cracking on with writing DI Andy Horton number nine.
A Killing Coast
Then there's the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Conference which this year is taking place in Southampton. I'm delighted to have organised a visit by the Hampshire Police Marine Unit who will be talking about their real work in the Solent as opposed to the fictional marine unit in my DI Andy Horton marine mystery crime novels.
Then immediately afterwards there's the Isle of Wight Arts Festival at Ventnor where I will be meeting readers and signing copies of my crime and thrilller novels on Sunday 22 April.
Lots of photos to come from all these events, which will be posted here and on my web site at http://www.rowmark.co.uk
Details of all events are also on my website.
And in between I'll be cracking on with writing DI Andy Horton number nine.
A Killing Coast
