Looking for Buttons has received its first Amazon review.
Five stars.
If this self-publishing lark becomes any more exciting I'm going to have to lie down with a damp cloth on my forehead.
Friday, 22 June 2012
Thursday, 21 June 2012
Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking...
Looking for Buttons has been on sale for two days. So far I've sold six copies, which might not sound like many but feels like a huge triumph. That's six whole people who've looked at the cover, read the blurb and thought "Yeah, I'll give that a go, and what's more, I'll pay for the privilege." I find that wildly exciting. (It is true that I don't get out much.)
What's more, it's already taking on a life of its own, thanks to friends using Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. Twinkle Mummy has been badgering members of her local twins club to buy it and Norfolkbookworm has blogged about it, not once but twice! (Norfolkbookworm, I must confess, is not entirely impartial. She's been a good friend for over twenty years, has been one of Looking for Buttons's staunchest supporters, and roped in her very talented dad to do the cover!)
While I'm handing out the laurels, I must thank the inspirational Lexi Revellian who has been so generous with advice and support. Her books, including the best-selling Remix and Replica, are great reads and her writing blog is a goldmine of information for the aspiring self-publisher.
Lastly, I must thank my late aunt and uncle. They gave me my first PC some years ago, thinking it would help me study. I wrote a book on it instead. This book. They're not here to see it published but I hope they would be pleased.
What's more, it's already taking on a life of its own, thanks to friends using Facebook and Twitter to spread the word. Twinkle Mummy has been badgering members of her local twins club to buy it and Norfolkbookworm has blogged about it, not once but twice! (Norfolkbookworm, I must confess, is not entirely impartial. She's been a good friend for over twenty years, has been one of Looking for Buttons's staunchest supporters, and roped in her very talented dad to do the cover!)
While I'm handing out the laurels, I must thank the inspirational Lexi Revellian who has been so generous with advice and support. Her books, including the best-selling Remix and Replica, are great reads and her writing blog is a goldmine of information for the aspiring self-publisher.
Lastly, I must thank my late aunt and uncle. They gave me my first PC some years ago, thinking it would help me study. I wrote a book on it instead. This book. They're not here to see it published but I hope they would be pleased.
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Do your own drum roll, please
After an awful lot of staring at a screen and some Olympic-class procrastination, Looking for Buttons has finally hit the bookshelves! Well, virtually.
Looking for Buttons - a comedy for the romantically hopeless
E-book out now: http://tinyurl.com/L4Bebook
Monday, 18 June 2012
Taking off the dust sheets
It's been a while, but at last I have something worth posting.
[insert drumroll here]
[and a tension-building pause here]
[and someone's mobile going off here, completely ruining the mood]
After several years and an awful lot of rewriting, Looking for Buttons will be published as a Kindle e-book.
Check back for more details later this week.
[insert drumroll here]
[and a tension-building pause here]
[and someone's mobile going off here, completely ruining the mood]
After several years and an awful lot of rewriting, Looking for Buttons will be published as a Kindle e-book.
Check back for more details later this week.
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