The Intro Chapter to my First Book

May 7, 2012 | Blog

Today I decided to write the first chapter of my first non-fiction book. I think it’s self explanatory – have a read below. It was written in ten minutes and is pretty crappy:   Hey this is my book! It’s pretty crappy. There’s loads (lots?) of...

What Do You Care About?

May 5, 2012 | Blog

It’s important to care, and reflect on what you care about – if you do not do it often. When you care, you act; you cannot stand for injustices against that thing you care about. Caring about people is easy. Forget that. Care about something, and with that...

Digital Publishing in a Post DRM World

May 5, 2012 | Blog

Publishers are starting to reject DRM (Digital Rights Managed) ebooks: Publishers Starting to Reject e-Book DRM https://www.thebookseller.com/news/duncan-baird-remove-drm This fact is important for all authors, self published or not. Why? Because you can learn from...

Can Microsoft Save The High Street Bookshop?

May 2, 2012 | Blog

Picture ref: Horatio Baltz’s Moleskin Something important has just happened. I have commented on a former clients LinkedIn group because they have said something interesting. They have started a post, which caught my imagination, made me think, find something to...

Shaking off the Limitations of Paper

Apr 30, 2012 | Blog

I’m not going to hide it, I follow every word Seth Godin says. To me his perspective on publishing since the launch of The Domino Project is revolutionary. If you don’t know about the project, go discover – both it and Seth. However Seth speaks...

Catering for the Digital Consumer

Apr 30, 2012 | Blog

Bang! I’ve got so much I want to blog about today – but must focus! The other day I went to Topping Company bookshop in Bath for a talk on self publishing by author Alison Baverstock. Firstly, it was packed.. 20 people probably – and for a small...