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Posts from the ‘BOOKS’ Category

27
Aug
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An elevator pitch for Red Hill Publishing

It’s been a remarkable year for Red Hill Publishing, our first in business. We sat down this week to ask the central question: exactly what do we do? Read moreRead more

28
Jul
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Mummy’s having a temper tantrum

I have a terrible temper. Mostly I think people would see me as very calm; I have been surprised from time to time by friends and colleagues describing me as serene; I’ve even been called ‘majestic’ on one occasion.  But when I lose it, I lose it. Big time. Read moreRead more

12
Jul
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The Book Thief – will a publisher steal my idea?

One question authors often ask me is, ‘how do I know you won’t steal my ideas or my words?’ There is no ironclad guarantee that a publisher won’t steal your concept or your manuscript. However, even on a pragmatic level a reputable publisher would never steal from an author, because it would mean that if word got out (as it inevitably would, because publishing is a pretty tight-knit industry), no one would submit manuscripts to that publisher – and that would be the death knell to their business. Read moreRead more

23
Jun
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The publishing roller coaster

One of the hardest challenges that confronts an author entering the publishing process? Letting go. Read moreRead more

21
Jun

Authorpreneur postscript

I thought I’d best write a postscript to my last post about the author as entrepreneur. Two things: first, I was mostly referring to non-fiction publishing (which is what I refer to most of the time, because that’s mostly what I do). And secondly, the ‘business angel’ part of my analogy referred to Red Hill Publishing. I do like to think of us as the Angels of Publishing …

18
Jun
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Authorpreneur – the author as entrepreneur

People think the end game of writing a book is getting published, but it’s not. The end game is making money (or influencing/touching/entertaining a vast audience with your story, depending on how you look at it). Read moreRead more

15
Jun
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Parents talking about The Big Questions

I’d like to invite you to join a discussion that links in to my new book, Parenting with Soul. Read moreRead more