Sunday Telegraph 11th September 2004 Do-it-yourself publishing has become the new route to success for struggling authors. Several have recently won lucrative contracts from the biggest publishers after proving the worth of their books by first printing them themselves and selling them in local bookshops. The falling cost of self-publishing
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I think our cat Syb has been moonlighting for the movies. Enjoy…
Another day, another arrest in the case of teenager Scarlett Keeling in Goa: this time the suspect is accused of drugging, raping and murdering the 15-year-old, which suggests the local police have finally accepted the claims of Scarlett’s mother that the girl was murdered. Funny what a media campaign can
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The Independent on Sunday 9th March 2008 “I am always drawn to the strange and the odd and the unusual – people on the outside looking in. I will never write a book about somebody having an affair with their next-door neighbour,” declares Clare Morrall. As soon as the words
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Publicis Blueprint’s ending of its lucrative Blockbuster Preview contract focused attention on ad-funded customer titles. Danuta Kean analyses a growing sector.
I’m busy. Isn’t everyone? It’s hardly a plea from the heart, though an excuse for keeping the site unfed for some time. One of the things that has taken up my time is teaching a module on the MA in Creative Writing (the novel) at Brunel University. The title of
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