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Tuesday June 24th – Self-publishing blog diary
Did an AI for Inside Notting Hill – which I feel is being rather neglected – and send it out to around 80 London bookshops. I didn’t have Central distributing it before but now at least anyone will be able to order it. I’m thinking of possibly doing a cheaper edition of Halfway to Venus…
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Thursday June 19th – Self-publishing blog diary
Very nice review today in the Independent by Virginia Ironside and a piece in the Wexas Traveller magazine about ‘Why I wrote the book’ – I suppose the point of this blog is really over. The book is published and out and I’m just accumulating reviews – nice though that is (as to date they’ve…
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Thursday June 12th – Self-publishing blog diary
Help what a gap – so what’s been happening? Daily (or rather hourly) checks on my rating on Amazon. Fluctuates from 2 thousand and something up to twenty thousand and something. But that must mean its still selling. The reviews I sent to Amazon STILL haven’t been added – or rather only the very first…
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Thursday May 21st – – Self-publishing blog diary
I’ve been slack about writing the blog … so what’s been happening? I spent most of Monday preparing the talk for the Broadway Bookshop (which happened last night) – very nice atmosphere. Full house which meant about 20 people and I think a fair amount of books were sold. I’m still trying to get a…
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Friday May 16th and Saturday May 17th – Self-publishing blog diary
What I left out earlier in the week was the fact that on Tuesday I’d been on Radio 5 Live with Victoria Derbyshire. On Saturday morning I did Saturday Live with Fi Glover – the most nervewracking radio to date – not least because I realised that so many people I knew would be listening…
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Tuesday 13th, Wed 14th and Thurs 15th – Self-publishing blog diary
Waterstones put in their core stock order – books are being sent to 150 of their shops – mostly one copy to each – but it’s a beginning. Do a phone interview with Three Counties Radio film programme – although inevitably they ask about the film – I am actually able to talk about the…
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Friday May 9th – Monday May 12th – Self-publishing blog diary
Another good review in the Daily Mail by Kate Chisholm – its not on the Mail website though – so can’t put it on-line. No other reviews over weekend – although keep checking online. My Amazon sales ranking fluctuate but go up to 2290 at one point and then Amazon are out of stock… Infuriating….
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Thursday May 8th – Self-publishing blog diary
Review by Byron Rogers in the Spectator – not sure what it’ll do for my reputation as he starts it off by saying I threw a kettle at him … (it’s true – I did!) – but the review is very flattering.Do live interview with Radio Manchester and recorded interview with Radio Jersey – both…
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Tuesday April 8th – Self-publishing blog diary
Suddenly think about WH Smith as a stockist. I telephone several times and the switchboard tries to connect me to a book buyer who actually left a month ago … but I do get another name and do manage to contact him. I also e-mail Waterstones, Bertrams and Gardners with the latest publicity news. Send…
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Monday April 7th – Self-publishing blog diary
The third video is now on the site – I’m reading the prologue – but I never once look up from the text – so it appears I have no eyes …. A lesson for the future! Ask Waterstones in Notting Hill to order their copies and e-mail Waterstones HQ with info about publicity. But…
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