I got an email a little while ago from a reader asking how I put my e-book “A Trifle” together. I’m not sure if they got my reply or not, but I thought I might reproduce some of what I wrote in reply to them in case anyone else was planning on trying the same [...]
A person of influence in my life is currently reading Seth Godin’s book Linchpin. Seth Godin, for those who are not au fait with the latest trends in social networking, is a blogger and marketer who promotes transforming the idea of the individual at work. His book is kind of self help for suits who [...]
Cover by Andrew Prince You might remember awhile ago I was noodling about setting up an ebook. Well I have done it! I have used an affiliate program called Smashwords to convert my novella into EPUB, MOBI, Sony and Kindle formats. My ebook A Trifle is now available in all these formats – everything but [...]
When I originally set out to try and create an e-book, I was soon stumped by the need for a cover illustration. Ladies and gentlemen, I draw on the left side of the brain. Enuff said. So do I 1. Download something like GIMP or MS Paint and try desperately to cobble up something? or [...]
In an earlier entry, I mentioned the emergence of the e-book market and the potential this had for publishing stories which were neither long enough to be novels nor short enough to be short stories. I have an interest here, possessing a novella which has received a favourable reception on review, but which is way [...]
Sometimes in the past, I’ve been a bit wary of self-publishing. Historically, it’s been a vanity process and many of the publish-on-demand (POD) services perpetrate that system. Or you invest in it yourself at huge expense with no guarantee of return. And there is also the problem of quality control. Yes, the gates are difficult [...]
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Gothic-style darkly comic novella set in small town Ireland - "A Trifle" available for download now in all E-book formats - 50 percent free sample
"Writes men very well...a nightmarish scenario, with a twist I genuinely didn't see coming."
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