Self Published Authors – before you send me your book bear this in mind…
Ask any bookseller about self-published books and they will groan. Depending on how many self-published books they are asked to stock they will groan and bang their heads on the table. If they are...
View ArticlePost at The Fidra Blog – Patti Smith
A week or so ago, we went to Oran Mor in Glasgow to handle the booksales and signing at Patti Smith’s gig to promote her new autobiography, Just Kids. It was a brilliant night in lots of ways and we...
View ArticleOur trip to the London Book Fair
The LBF is huge and mostly about selling rights – UK and foreign – in books; agents are there to talk to overseas publishers, publishers want to talk to the big buyers in the UK such as book clubs and...
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Sometimes the personal is the political
A common refrain I’ve heard during the current election campaign is that none of the main parties really inspire voters – we haven’t had a “Yes We Can” moment from any of the leaders in their TV...
View ArticleOvercoming Authors’ Reticence. Or, How to Make Bookshops Love You and Your Book
A couple of weeks ago I was deeply honoured to be asked to join a panel at the Society of Authors in Scotland to discuss ways in which authors could promote themselves and how it was nothing to be...
View ArticleCrikey – I’d better get writing….
Good morning, especially if you’re a new visitor to this blog. Do have a mooch around and do leave a comment as it’s lovely to hear from new people I haven’t written here for a while as you can see,...
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