Every now and again I get to work on a book that is a little different… And, The Elgin Marvels, is one such book. It’s a really lovely story about a street in London, by Sinclair Cook. The book’s illustrations
Book Illustrations
Just get your book written already!
Having a big shiny goal is exciting. You feel motivated, in control and you get off the starting blocks with fire in your belly and the confidence that it’ll get done. Writing is going well, the word count is stacking
How to publish your book on KDP
Amazon. The necessary evil. I’ve resisted Amazon KDP printing my book Publish Your Way to More Clients for a few years now (I’ve sold it through Amazon Advantage), but I’ve come to realise that they are not going to go
Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference
Knowing the difference between the title page and the title verso page are really important. Critical information is stored on the title verso page and in this blog I’ll be sharing what both look like and what information each one
Two authors for the price of one
So, the surprise from yesterday’s book launch of The New Fire book launch by Nick Francis was Simon Banks being there too! Another author of mine. It was like 2 authors for the price of 1!! I worked with both
Should I use Amazon to fulfil my book orders?
Most of us have ordered books from Amazon. But just because you shop from there, (and I try and shop from independents first) does that mean you should have your books printed by them? You may know that many books
How much will my book cost?
‘I’m looking for someone to help, it’s only a small job – I don’t want any silly quotes.’ ARGH! How often have you read that on Facebook and wanted to shout ‘cheapskate’? I get it, we all want to save
Book cover basics – what you need to know before you hit publish
There are a few hard and fast rules for designing a book cover. I’m going to outline the basics here, but it can take years of experience to get this spot on. If you’re new to writing I would always
Timescales for publishing your book
If you’re a first-time author, then getting to the publishing part of the process is really exciting. Even if you’re a semi pro at this, there is always that feeling of nervous anticipation when it comes to the final stages
How to make the impossible, possible and the attitude you must have to achieve it.
I’m sure in your career you’ve come across a project that seemed ‘impossible’ to do; either a strict deadline, a project that seemed insurmountable or a setback that you couldn’t sort out (illness or something similar). Well, just recently I