Author of kooky cosy mysteries, cookbooks, general fiction and children's adventure stories.
During the writing of "Pete and the Persian Bottle" I learnt a great many things about being an author and the process of self-publishing and marketing. Along the way I made a great many mistakes. A scary number of mistakes. Probably the biggest mistake I made was rushing to finish. It was very important to… Continue reading Rushing to the finish line
Well the editing is finalised, and I am hopeful that all anomalies, weird spelling and miscellaneous bits have been taken care of. Now I have to get the cover sorted. In the past I have only self-published e-books, so covers have been a simple 1 page, front cover job (and yes I know that I have… Continue reading Editing done, cover to go!
I am about to release my first print-version novel (well I'm releasing it in July) and I am in the process of the final edits. Yes, you read that correctly. I am still editing. Editing is my second least favourite part of the writing process (marketing takes the number one position and always will). I am… Continue reading The joys of editing (not)
Well it was all okay I guess. I have some fabulous leads in terms of a publisher who may be interested (all about quality of work and timing of submission), and some excellent ideas for the story. On the positive side the characters, their interactions, theme and location went down a treat, however I need… Continue reading So what was the feedback on the manuscript?
Sarah Jackson 