Always a tricky one, this. Creativity, for me, requires a sense of calm and control, and although I have done … More
Category: self-publishing
Self-publishing Update
My first year of book producing and selling was a massive, enormous learning curve, and I suspect will continue to … More
Selling Booklets
My birdwatching logbooks are starting to get known, and they have done well with the ‘little gift’ and stocking filler … More
Gardners Books/Wholesaler update
In my previous post, I had mentioned that my booklets had been accepted by Gardners, and were available to purchase … More
Getting in to Gardners Books
I am still getting to grips with the process as it’s quite complicated, but this is what I have come … More
Two more books, and a Nightjar
I have finished my two “Birds of…” logbooks now, and have pinged them over to the proofreaders (my parents!) to … More
Bonding with Books – and a new stockist!
Yesterday I took four sets of my logbooks to go in to the shop at the new Discovery Centre at … More
Process: putting the books together
One of the exciting things to develop from the publishing of my birdwatching logbooks is the chance to work with … More
Book Tour
Now I have all 5 books printed, I wanted to take them out and show them to some booksellers and … More
Marketing Self-Published Books
Sooo now the fun begins. I have slightly (!) gone about this the wrong way round insomuch as the whole … More