The poster campaign begins
This is the first poster I will be distributing to a variety of locations throughout the UK. I won’t be spending a fortune on my poster campaign, because…
Month: October 2012
The First Week
The Only Genuine Jones has now been on sale for just over a week. After the huge spike on day 1, sales have naturally slowed down but things are…
Contrast
21st of October 2008: the excitement of new snow The beauty of living far away from the mountains is simply this: contrast. In my everyday life I travel…
The Only Genuine Jones now available in all major ebook formats
Through the Meatgrinder… I don’t believe in restricting myself to a single outlet. Amazon Kindle is currently the top dog when it comes to ebooks in the UK,…
North Wall by Roger Hubank: book review
North Wall by Roger Hubank My rating: 4 of 5 stars Roger Hubank is a writer I have encountered before. Hazard’s Way was, I felt, a flawed gem…
The paperback version and beyond
Screenshot from http://www.clachaig.com/p/v/whats-on/february/ The Only Genuine Jones has only been available for a few days, but I’m already scheming ahead to think about the next step. It gives me great…
Launch day: from bottom of the pile to bestseller in the mountaineering category
Yesterday was, I’m glad to say, an unqualified success. Even though it was a Sunday and therefore relatively quiet on the social networks, the ball got rolling pretty…
My book is now available on Amazon Kindle
The 21st of October has dawned sunny and crisp (happy Trafalgar Day, by the way) and The Only Genuine Jones is finally ready to download! You can find it…
The countdown is almost over
It’s been quite a week. Since last Friday, I have written an article on vintage mountaineering equipment for UKC, corresponded with a number of individuals who have emailed…
Some ambience and atmosphere to get you in the mood for the book launch
The north face of the Eiger, glimpsed through stormclouds from Grindelwald, September 2010 Followers of my Facebook page have privy to a fair bit of content that never…
New article published on UKClimbing.com
Constructing my 19th century style ice axe in 2010 An article of mine has today been published on the UKClimbing.com website. It’s entitled “Inside the Tweeds of a…
The writer’s notebook(s)
Notebooks are about feel, mood, and introspection–not utility. Before I begin this post celebrating notebooks, I have a confession to make: I hardly ever use them. I write…