Sophie Jonas-Hill

Another fascinating blog Richard. And unlike so many of them, where there were obvious risks being taken or safety features omitted, with this one it’s so unlikely as to surely have been unforseeable. Do you think the signalmen were reassured by all the built-in the safety features that nothing like that could have happened, freeing them to run t…[Read more]

Sounds like my kind of writer and you’ve definitely sold him to me.

That’s definitely one of the problems Bella – people, self included, really want these things to go well and can easily blind themselves to the problems. There’s that siren voice of ‘yes, but you’ll be published…’ – as if that means anything by itself

Thanks @philippaeast – you’re most welcome. I feel very silly having made all these avoidable errors, but I wouldn’t want anyone else to fall into the same trap. Mostly I don’t want people to get stuck with publishers who act in bad faith.

Would you mind retweeting the link the next time you’re on Twitter? Just to get the highest circulation…[Read more]

Oh goodness, @daedalus. How awful. Please put Part 3 up soon! I can’t bear seeing you in this awful pickle!!

Thanks again for sharing. I really hope your own experience will serve successfully to protect other authors who may otherwise have gone down the same line.

And you’re doing brilliantly at it John 😉

I know I’m incredibly talented, Daeds, I’m just pretending to be modest.

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

Thanks Philippa, Thea. Not much prospect of me progressing but I’m sure Elle is in with a chance.

Amazing news, John and Elle! Fingers crossed for the shortlist…

I’ve just published Part 2

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

Thanks @katemachon and @raine.

I have no idea when the shortlist will be announced. I didn’t even know the longlist was out until I saw someone twitting about it! There are so many great and experienced writers on that list I’m really chuffed I made it that far.

Congrats @johnalty

Turns out I’m on the Longlist too.

Thanks, @JaneShuff

I made the long list for the Ink Tears Short Story Competition 2018.

Nice… my kind of prompt.

Oh, wow, Philippa! What a journey! And you are still standing – and your book is going to be in the world. It’s so brilliant to read all of this – the lows and the highs. Thank you so much for posting. And a great big huge Well done! You did it!

Thanks so much, guys. Good advice @bren on the pacing! SO important.

I’ll let you know how the next phase goes…..

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