Sarah Anderson Get in touch with Holt Jackson who want an advance copy – no response from Askews. Ring bookshops in Brighton, Kemptown and Hove. Only set up one appointment for Tuesday but will also go into Waterstones on spec. Do the Q & A for Grove magazine (their May issue) also do what’s needed for Lovewriting … Read more
The proofs arrive back safely at Butler and Tanner – now it really is too late to change anything. Establish that both Gardners and Bertrams will take the book as stock. In the afternoon I drive to Central Books in Hackney Wick to deliver my copies of Inside Notting Hill. Getting there is not too … Read more
Ring Butler and Tanner to see whether they want the proofs back (with no changes – I so hope I’m right about that!) – they do. Go to the post office to send them off. Have a day of going all over London including lunch with a bookseller to talk about self-publishing and ending up … Read more
The proofs didn’t arrive on Saturday – but they came today. Being a novice I panicked when I saw that every other page was blank – so I rang up Butler and Tanner immediately and they reassured me that when they are doing a proof, they can’t print on both sides. The pictures also look … Read more
Try and set up a day in Oxford next week – but no one rings me back. In fact leave many messages today that get no response … very frustrating. Paul Vlitos has done a really nice introduction for donowdo.com – it won’t go up until the beginning of May though. Depressing day weather-wise transmits … Read more
Full of energy this morning and do all kinds of things that I’ve been putting off: let Nielsens know I am moving my other 2 titles to Central, start the organisation process of getting them there. Sort out a complicated accounts issue with Bertrams which I’ve been putting off. Talk to the London Review Bookshop … Read more
Rupert comes round to help me with advice as to other ‘social networking’ venues. I slept so badly last night that I don’t take much in – he’s off to live in Canada at the beginning of May. Help. Achieve very little during rest of day – not sleeping is really the worst. Woman’s Hour … Read more
Meet Margot from Midas at a studio in Margaret Street to record a video for Meet the Author with David Freeman. He does no takes and I talk for 1 min and 47 secs and then that’s it. Am concerned that there are ums and ahs and that I don’t say enough about the book. … Read more
Send out Advance Information sheets (AIs) to the 90 or so bookshops without e-mail. Fix the Telegraph interview for the beginning of April. Get in touch with Gardners about them stocking the book – very positive conversation – I send them a proof.
I was away from my computer yesterday. BUT in the morning had checked with the printer that they could open the book files ok. Evidently there is one photograph on p.11 that is in the wrong format – but they can adjust it. I drive to Abingdon to stay with a friend and visit the … Read more