There will always be gatekeepers
When modern indie publishing took off, writers rejoiced that there were no longer any ‘gatekeepers’ – arbiters of quality perceived to stand between a writer and success. In…
Tag: publishing
Identity
For many years, I’ve struggled to define my identity as a writer. Here’s what I’ve learned this year, and how I’m going to change my approach to writing…
Thoughts on Kindle Unlimited, KDP Select, and being exclusive to Amazon
Kindle Unlimited has launched in the UK! Why is that good news for readers? For £7.99 a month, subscribers will get unlimited access to thousands of Kindle ebooks.…
The Atholl Expedition in paperback – a work in progress
The response to my new book, The Atholl Expedition, has been overwhelming so far. It has stayed in the top fifteen mountaineering books on Kindle since it was…
Every author needs a support team
They say writing is a lonely business. The meat of the work is conducted at your desk, alone: an introverted process of extracting ideas from the recesses of…
The Atholl Expedition moves into beta
After a weekend of intense activity, I have succeeded in converting the second daft of The Atholl Expedition into a beta advance copy: that is, a rough-and-ready (but presentable)…
I have a rough draft for “The Atholl Expedition”
Months of work have paid off, and today I wrote the final paragraph of The Atholl Expedition, my second novel and the first in an exciting new series of…
Amazon deleting reviews – the plot thickens
Amazon is deleting book reviews: this is a well-documented fact. Up until now it was understood that Amazon’s bots have been stealthily erasing any reviews that they think*…
Hosting an indie book launch event
In early 2013, I launched my first novel as a paperback. In this article I’d like to talk a little about the process leading up to the launch event,…
My first book launch (spoiler: a success!)
Well, the long anticipated date has come and gone! Yesterday I took to the stage in a room I know well, having worked there as a member of…
All is ready for the book launch
In four days I will be travelling up to Scotland to host my very first book launch party! The event is taking place at the Clachaig Inn, Glencoe,…
OGJ paperback launch: T minus one month and counting
Crumbs! Time has flown past and it’s now only a month until I will be standing in front of a (hopefully enormous) crowd at the Clachaig Inn talking…