Me Me Myerson
Since Borders went into administration there has been a flurry of newspaper articles considering the future of bookselling. These have ranged from talking heads romanticising the Tim Waterstone days...
View ArticleSelf Published Authors – before you send me your book bear this in mind…
Ask any bookseller about self-published books and they will groan. Depending on how many self-published books they are asked to stock they will groan and bang their heads on the table. If they are...
View ArticlePost at The Fidra Blog – Patti Smith
A week or so ago, we went to Oran Mor in Glasgow to handle the booksales and signing at Patti Smith’s gig to promote her new autobiography, Just Kids. It was a brilliant night in lots of ways and we...
View ArticleDon’t let books be marginalised – save Bookstart
I could write a great deal here about the need to encourage in children the habit of reading for pleasure and the need to help parents to start reading with their children. There is masses to say...
View ArticleOvercoming Authors’ Reticence. Or, How to Make Bookshops Love You and Your Book
A couple of weeks ago I was deeply honoured to be asked to join a panel at the Society of Authors in Scotland to discuss ways in which authors could promote themselves and how it was nothing to be...
View ArticleHow to Write Like Steinbeck. Sort of…
Gosh, I really do need to start blogging more. It was one of my New Year resolutions but it hasn’t happened yet. Maybe it can be an early-mid April resolution instead, even if they’re just short blog...
View ArticleCrikey – I’d better get writing….
Good morning, especially if you’re a new visitor to this blog. Do have a mooch around and do leave a comment as it’s lovely to hear from new people I haven’t written here for a while as you can see,...
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