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Neil’s 2025 Year in Books
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Amsterdam Rampant
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The Devil's Chamber
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The Dundee International Book Prize 2012 Shortlist
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Ten Things I’ve Learned in Ten Years of Self-Publishing
Pokémon and Kangaroo inspect a deliveryTen years ago, I took the decision to self-publish my novel Amsterdam Rampant.
I’d come close to getting a publishing deal twice, but both times fell short at the final hurdle. The publishers were full of praise, but there was always a but: your novel isn’t commercial enough; it doesn’t fit neatly into a genre; it’s a man’s book and men don’t buy books.
The
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