It’s Monday, and the gorgeous child is back at school. Half term is over – this year is flying by already – and I’m now back to my regular schedule. A Thousand Rooms is now starting to go out to agents and publishers. I have a carefully crafted cover letter, a sweated-over synopsis, and haveContinue reading “On The Path Once More”
Category Archives: Publishing
The Black Spot
This post is not the post I was planning to write today. It’s come about as a result of another post by Nick Rossis, about book piracy. Nick’s post, which is well worth a read, is about a new sort of book piracy whereby someone steals your entire book, then publishes it under their ownContinue reading “The Black Spot”
A Cautionary Tale – My Encounter With A Vanity Publisher
This was a post I ran a little over a year ago, and it’s been on my mind of late. I’ve seen several other bloggers writing about scams targeting authors, plus The Society Of Authors recently published an article about how the publishing industry is so heavily weighted towards publishers making a profit, rather thanContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale – My Encounter With A Vanity Publisher”
Another Marketing Foray
The other week, I wrote a post about a free promotion I ran for a limited time on my first book, Oak and Mist. It was a pretty successful promotion, increasing my readership and leading to further sales, so I was happy with the result. I decided to test out another marketing option by placingContinue reading “Another Marketing Foray”
Published! No Quarter
Yay! I’ve made it through the formatting maze and have (deep breath), hit the ‘Publish’ button on both Kindle and Createspace, which means that No Quarter is now available on Amazon! Amazon.co.uk Amazon.com Amazon.com.au ‘Alma, even I do not know what he is capable of…’ Things couldn’t be better for Alma. She’s returned theContinue reading “Published! No Quarter”
Bits and Pieces
I’ve been a little bit absent from the blogosphere this week – mainly because I’ve been working on the final edit for No Quarter, the second book in my Ambeth series. This is the part of writing I like the least. (though I still know how fortunate I am to be able to do thisContinue reading “Bits and Pieces”
The Proof Is In The…
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Just a very quick post today – the proof copy has come back for No Quarter, the second book in my Ambeth series, and so I’m focusing on one last read-through before hopefully, publishing by the end of this week. I would recommend to anyone using Createspace or any other print-on-demand service,Continue reading “The Proof Is In The…”
A Marketing Experiment – Follow-up
Last week, I wrote a post about a marketing experiment I was doing, the main objective being to increase my readership and, hopefully, generate some interest in my upcoming new release, No Quarter. I decided to offer Oak and Mist, the first book in the series, free on Amazon for a limited time, hoping toContinue reading “A Marketing Experiment – Follow-up”
The Big Sky
The weather seemed to reflect my mood today. It was all over the place. Rain was spattering my sunglasses, but I needed them against the bright sunlight coming from behind the clouds. As I emerged onto the park at the top of the hill, the sky opened up around me, grey rain and darkness toContinue reading “The Big Sky”
A Marketing Experiment
Tomorrow I’m going to be running a little experiment in marketing. Oak and Mist, the first book in my Ambeth Chronicles, will be free on Amazon Kindle for five days starting tomorrow. The paperback will still be full price, but the e-book – free. I realise there are differing schools of thought on whether weContinue reading “A Marketing Experiment”
Helen Glynn Jones 