Category Archives: Writing & Editing

From non-fiction to fiction: Return to The Secret Lake book launch…

Despite Return to the Secret Lake being over twice the length of the first book, it actually took half as long to write… Continue reading

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Foreign rights deal, self-pub book update and other news…

A belated Happy New Year – I hope 2019 has started well for you!  This post shares some exciting news, along with my plans for the coming year. It also alerts those of you who have How To Self-publish and Market … Continue reading

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How to Self-publish and Market a Children’s Book: now available in print or as an eBook

*STOP PRESS*  The new second edition of How to Self-publish and Market a Children’s Book is available from Amazon from 21st May 2021, as both an eBook and print book, and is on a time limited offer for seven days. Follow this link to view on … Continue reading

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How to self-publish and market a children’s book and other news…

This is a long overdue update on what I’ve been up to – and to let you know that, after many requests and a lot of planning (in between everything else), I’m finally bringing out How to Self-publish and Market … Continue reading

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The Writers’ Advice Centre for Children’s Books

A seriously good option for self-publishing children’s authors We all know that the golden rule of self-publishing is never to put out your book without first getting feedback, ideally using beta readers to start with – and most certainly using … Continue reading

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