Jim Bish

And you’re doing brilliantly at it John 😉

Congrats and good luck both – John, don’t do yourself down, you have a talent with the short story

I’ve just published Part 2

My Publishing Nightmare – the story of a book deal gone bad (Part 2)

I do too. I’m really annoyed with myself for not entering the last one. I had an idea and half the words down but I ran out of time…

Congratulations @Johnalty. Lovely news!

Nice… my kind of prompt.

Brilliant – thanks John and well done Jonathan, a tour-de-force of purple prose

I think you’re right to be absolutely honest and not gloss over the difficulties and how emotionally taxing success can be. As writers we need to hear it and be under no illusions (and I think it would be nice if readers were a bit more aware of that too – a fellow writer and illustrator tells me his daughter’s friends refuse to accept that’s what…[Read more]

Wow, what a ride! Really illuminating blog. This stuff is difficult, isn’t it? Sounds as though you made absolutely the right choice. Heart/gut has to inform head in these circumstances. Loved reading about it, looking forward to the next stage

It is such an emotional rollercoaster, isn’t it? So glad you came out of it on a high – well deserved. Really happy it’s all come together for you. x

Ahead

I cannot look ahead.

There is no ahead. There is only now, and I can’t handle it. He is tearing up the carpet. Chomping the furniture. Treating my arm as a chew toy.

And he’s there. Always. Always having to be watched. Placated. Fed. I am tiptoeing around the edge of my own life. If I slip I will fall off.

Virtually the only place tha…[Read more]

Congratulations, Phillipa. I’ve loved your short stories so I’ll look forward to your book release 😊

Superb news Philippa, and no more than a writer of your calibre deserves. It’s really heartening to see Denizens getting good deals. Delighted for you, and can’t wait to see the final result

Just seen it on facebook – well done, Philippa! So pleased for you x

Another success for the self-edit alumnis!

I’d hate to think that, @richardb – the truth is that it’s not that hard to avoid what happened to me. If you pursue the agent route, most of it is irrelevant anyway, although you obviously have to do your research into any agents who offer to represent you. In 99% of cases, just being aware of the possible problems means you can avoid…[Read more]

Thanks both. I think I probably did just about everything wrong that I could have done, but that doesn’t excuse the behaviour, or the performance, of the publisher. Caveat Scriptor…

Read and shared over on facebook. x