I thought some of the comments in this post were interesting and helpful given my unsuccessful attempts at short story competition entries.
Allrighters
25 February 2014
23 February 2014
Reading makes writers
A recent addition to our web posts is Russell Blake.
Cover design, quality of self published books and how to encourage children to read have been recent posts
http://russellblake.com/a-thought-on-literacy/
Worth a read
Allrighters
Cover design, quality of self published books and how to encourage children to read have been recent posts
http://russellblake.com/a-thought-on-literacy/
Worth a read
Allrighters
16 February 2014
Do not open this if you are unhappy about walking up stairs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLDYtH1RH-U
Especially after two minutes in!!
Douglas
Especially after two minutes in!!
Douglas
04 February 2014
Self Publishing Excellence
One often sees criticism of self published books generally not reaching the standards of the best of traditionally published books.
Mary Tod's 'Unravelled' book has been reviewed by Helen Hollick, ( UK Indie Editor for the Historical Novel Society has selected Unravelled ) and now made her editor's choice
http://awriterofhistory.com/2014/02/01/unravelled-a-passionate-unmissable-read/
In the post she comments about the high quality of production of this self published book.
I know when I looked around the self publishers for firms to self publish my books I was often put off by the poor quality of books they handed me as examples of their service. All too many using inferior basic materials, poor layout and a big sin to me including spare blank pages at the end of the book ... what a waste of paper. Their books also did not feel right.
In the end I used York Publishing Services ( http://www.yps-publishing.co.uk/ ) who print their books for customers on site in Bernard Cornwell's Eoferwic or Danish Jorvik now York. When I received my book of Ywnwab! last September on time and ready for selling at a book fair in Tenby I knew I had made the right choice. Whether my requested cover design and the writing contents match the printing standards is another debate but everyone who has felt and read or flicked through the book has commented on its quality feel.
Douglas of the Allrighters
Mary Tod's 'Unravelled' book has been reviewed by Helen Hollick, ( UK Indie Editor for the Historical Novel Society has selected Unravelled ) and now made her editor's choice
http://awriterofhistory.com/2014/02/01/unravelled-a-passionate-unmissable-read/
In the post she comments about the high quality of production of this self published book.
I know when I looked around the self publishers for firms to self publish my books I was often put off by the poor quality of books they handed me as examples of their service. All too many using inferior basic materials, poor layout and a big sin to me including spare blank pages at the end of the book ... what a waste of paper. Their books also did not feel right.
In the end I used York Publishing Services ( http://www.yps-publishing.co.uk/ ) who print their books for customers on site in Bernard Cornwell's Eoferwic or Danish Jorvik now York. When I received my book of Ywnwab! last September on time and ready for selling at a book fair in Tenby I knew I had made the right choice. Whether my requested cover design and the writing contents match the printing standards is another debate but everyone who has felt and read or flicked through the book has commented on its quality feel.
Douglas of the Allrighters
awriterofhistory post
My thanks to Mary Tod for publishing a post from the Allrighters' on her history site.
http://awriterofhistory.com/2014/02/04/a-reader-of-history-douglas-burcham/
Mary would love to be able to see in Canada some of the BBC programmes on the Great War 1914 to 1918. Does anyone have any ideas please?
Douglas
http://awriterofhistory.com/2014/02/04/a-reader-of-history-douglas-burcham/
Mary would love to be able to see in Canada some of the BBC programmes on the Great War 1914 to 1918. Does anyone have any ideas please?
Douglas
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