Three cheers for Lucy
In my career as an editor, both in-house but mainly freelance, I must have worked with hundreds of authors on hundreds of books. But I have to say that the nicest author I’ve ever come across is Lucy...
View ArticleThe Name Game
My children's names are Ruadhri, Caitlin and Benjamin - not on the top ten lists How many boys’ and girls’ names are there? Hundreds of thousands I imagine. So why is it I have managed to use the same...
View ArticleTwitter, Tweeps and Big Egos!
OK, so which groups of Tweeps are the most egocentric? First of all, for those of you not hooked on Twitter yet, Tweeps are people on Twitter. Following John Locke’s advice, I’ve set up a Twitter...
View ArticleAuthors and QR Codes
There are lots of posts appearing about how writers can use QR (Quick Response) codes, but to my mind a lot of them are missing the point. (A reminder. QR codes are those square shaped bar codes that...
View ArticlePaying For Book Reviews
I’ve come across a few articles recently huffing and puffing about the awfulness of the concept of paying for book reviews. I can’t understand why some people get so worked up about it. What is so...
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