Sarah Pearce
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Jodi Taylor:
Hello Jodi: You've self-published a book which then got picked up by a traditional publishing house. Other than great writing, solid characters and inventive plot, how did they find you? And do you have other self-published works out there that didn't get picked up? Or did you pull them off the rack? Thanks and although you've left the self-publishing club, we still root for you!
Jodi Taylor
Hi. Accent Press found me! I was living in Turkey at the time and they tracked me down. Just One Damned Thing was number one on Amazon's free book chart and Accent had a policy of checking for promising new authors. I don't have any more self-published stuff out there. That was ten years ago and I don't know what the position is today but Smashwords - the other self-publishing platform I used - were about to do me a fantastic publicity promo in Australia for my second book so reputable - and I stress reputable - self-publishers can do a fantastic job for authors.
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Sandy Bisschoff
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Jodi Taylor:
A huge "Thank you!" for keeping me sane ;-) I discovered your books thanks to a recommendation on Facebook (on great time travel books - Dr Bairstow would be horrified!). I am now on book 7 and they have given me something to look forward to and also something wonderful to escape to during this VERY WEIRD time. I swear I have learned more about history from your books than I did during my whole school career!?! xxx
Judy
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Jodi Taylor:
For some time now, we have eagerly anticipated "My Name is Markham." When the date arrived, I expected to get my copy from Audible.com as I normally do with all your books, but to my surprise and dismay, I was told that it is not available to customers in USA, even though it is to customers in the UK. Can you tell me why we Americans are being left out this time around? Can we hope to get some time soon?
John Langley
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Jodi Taylor:
In the St Mary’s books we are often told that Max only has one chance to observe an event e.g. a coronation, and that in the unlikely event that things go wrong, that St Mary’s will never have another chance to carry out the mission. This is because of the problem of Max being in the same time as herself. But, what’s to stop other personnel re-doing the mission instead of Max? Great books, thank you!
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