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 more
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 more
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 more
The publishing roller coaster
One of the hardest challenges that confronts an author entering the publishing process? Letting go. Read more
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 …
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 more
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 more
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