.Life is such fun.It’s not every day I get to lounge around in the suite of a 5 star hotel, get a free makeover including make-up, hair-do and clothes, then have the result photographed. Multiple times. Not to mention enjoying … Continue reading
Catch up housework day. On the lounge room spring clean. Discovered two enormous lizards behind one of the bookcases (after I’d emptied and moved the bookcase.) Not the usual wall geckoes, but the Spotted Gecko that makes messes that you … Continue reading
SONG OF THE SHIVER BARRENS went to reprint in the UK. Yay. Always glad when this happens, cos it means that people have been buying all three books, and that there are still sales although the trilogy has been out … Continue reading
This from Thomas Christensen’s Tom’s Glossary of Book Publishing Terms, via Elizabeth Moon. This is just a taste from this delicious website. See more here.Some of this is so true, it hurts! ADVANCE: A secret code signalling to the marketing … Continue reading
Yes, I read the reviews of my books on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. It has never occurred to me not to. I also run a Google notification for internet reviews and the same from BlogPulse, which tells me when my books … Continue reading
‘[DON’T FORGET: Friday night or Saturday – your chance to chat: see posts for last Tuesday and Wednesday below.] Most would-be authors aren’t surprised to find out just how difficult it is to get published first time around. They’ve been … Continue reading
Last Friday was apparently “post a rejection letter” day, which started here with Shaun K.Green. Ok, so I’m rather late. I opened up a file, and here is an extract from the first one I came across, sent to my … Continue reading
Several times I have been intrigued by someone approaching me who wanted to be writer, but who – as became apparent during the course of the conversation – read very little, even in the genre they wanted to be published … Continue reading
The other day someone told me he thought it might be better if I turned my talents to writing mainstream fiction because he didn’t think I did much of job giving fantasy readers what they wanted. Ouch.I sincerely hope that … Continue reading
Over at Pubrants, the site of a very sensible and entertaining literary agent, Kristin from Denver says in part: Tip of the Day: In the course of your publishing career, know that one or all of these things might happen … Continue reading
