It’s sixteen years since my first book was published, and it still amazes me how it continues to sell. According to my latest royalty statement, total sales in all formats, for One Hundred Ways For A Dog To Train Its Human, now stands at an amazing 271,234 copies.
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The Complete Article Writer – Revised
One of my (many) little projects that I was working on over Christmas, was the updating and revision of my popular book for article writers: The Complete Article Writer.
It was also an interesting exercise because, as a self-published book, I had the joys of bringing the book across from Createspace, the platform I’d used originally to publish the text, the Amazon’s latest self-publishing print platform, KDP.
Stationery Secrets
I can’t believe that it was back in June 2016 that the lovely Anita Loughrey chatted to me about my stationery obsessions. (It’s a true fact that only proper writers can’t walk past a stationery shop without spending some money … and usually a lot of money.)
Business of Writing – Volume 2 launched
Another two years have passed, and so I’ve just published the next collection of articles from my Writing Magazine column. The Business of Writing – Volume 2 includes articles covering a diverse range of topics including:
Exporting to Foreign Markets
Time Travel
Festive Fever
Conquering Challenges
The Tale/Tail That Keeps Wagging
Every six months I get my royalty statement from hatchette, and every six months I’m always astounded by the fact that my first published book keeps selling. Who’d have thought …
Barking, Again!
Woof, woof! Following the recent acquisition of the Bluffers Guide series by Haynes Publishing, I’m delighted to say that the Bluffer’s Guide to Dogs has been re-released with a new …
Joanne Harris Shares Letter
Further to my open letter to the directors of Ti Media, publishers of Woman’s Weekly, the other week, I was a little surprised, but delighted, to see that it had …
An Open Letter to the Leadership Team at TI Media.
Dear Marcus Rich, Sam Rich, Andrea Davies and Angela O’Farrell,
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I used to hold Woman’s Weekly in high esteem. Not many men read women’s magazines, but as someone who always dreamed of having a short story published in the Woman’s Weekly Fiction Special, I knew that in order to achieve my dream, I had to buy every issue and read them from cover to cover.
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As a prolifically published article writer, and a bestselling author, I know how important it is to understand your target market.
Congratulations, Kate!
Many congratulations to my agent, Kate Nash, who’s been selected as one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars of 2018. To be recognised in this way by the publishing world’s trade …
Inaugural Telford@50 Write Now Right Now Literary Festival
I was lucky enough yesterday to be involved in the inaugural Telford Write Now, Right Now Literary Festival, which took place as part of the Telford@50 celebrations. It’s always a little daunting when you establish something new, because you never know whether all of the hard work will pay off, or whether any of the publicity that’s been arranged will generate any interest. Overall, though, it was a great day.