My first writer’s retreat
You could do a lot worse than go to a writer’s retreat in a chateau in rural France – a lot worse! I’ve never been to one of these before, so I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. Having been to a literary festival at the beginning of September, I received an invitation to speak about self-publishing at this massive house at the end of the month. I thought ‘could be useful/interesting/beneficial to my business’ and booked flights. MBH (My Better Half) decided she wanted to go too, this time, so even better. Preparing for it focused my mind on...
Launch of the Alliance of Independent Authors at London Book Fair 2012
The barbarians are coming! This was my third London Book Fair – and I think I felt the same sense of awe/fear/smugness/boredom I felt at the first one. If you don’t know it, it’s one of the largest annual trade events, up there with Frankfurt and attendees come from all over the world (Wiki has representation at over 100 countries). So there’s a lot of money on show here one way and another. But seriously, who wants to see a 6′ photo of George R R Martin on a good day?!?! I’ve been thinking about what I should say about...
