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And so the royalty statements are in, and lifetime sales for One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human now stands at 252,381 copies. That’s truly an amazing …
Follow in the footsteps of the mysterious Black Vaughan, a shape-shifting spectre who may have inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, says Simon Whaley…
Simon Whaley explores the benefit of authors getting involved with their local literary festivals …
Keeping It Local was published in the Autumn 2015 issue of The Author, the Journal of the Society of Authors
Keeping it local
Phyllis Blakemore will always remember her appearance at the Wellington Literary Festival’s ‘Meet the Local Author’ event, in 2014. She sold three copies of her book, Gentlemen of the River: The Last Coraclemen of the Severn Gorge, to the same reader who’d bought a signed copy from her at the 2013 local author event. The reader wanted signed copies to give as gifts and, knowing Phyllis was local, had searched specifically for her in the new festival brochure.Â
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Robin Dynes of The Voice newsletter, produced by Wessex Writers. Primarily aimed at other writers, they sought my views of being a multi-tasking writer. I just like being busy!
Here’s the interview, but click here to read the whole newsletter (well, worth it!).
Fancy a couple of freebies? Well, you can download a free sample chapter from my Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs and my Bluffer’s Guide to Hiking, but clicking on the links …
Click over to the Writers Bureau’s blog, where I discuss one of the many perks of being a writer – the surprises this wonderful writing world can give us. Read …
Look out for my piece in the September issue of BBC Countryfile magazine about the Heart of Wales Railway line.
Check out the all-new Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs microsite at http://bluffers.com/bluffers-guide-dogs/ Do the short quiz, or download a free chapter!
Check out Issue 110 of The People’s Friend Special, which not only has one of my short stories in it, but it also has an article about my visit to …
Turn to the back page of the latest (August 2015) issue of Country Walking magazine to see my photo of the view from Shropshire’s Stiperstones, and why I like the …