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 …
Editing done, cover to go!
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 …
The joys of editing (not)
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 …
So what was the feedback on the manuscript?
Well it was all okay I guess. Â 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. Â On the positive side the characters, their interactions, theme and location went down a treat, however I need …
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