
Client books
By thebookwright, on February 14th, 2010
I’m absolutely thrilled to see my book Blocks now available for the Amazon Kindle.
It’s a perfect size for ereaders and also available on the iPhone via the Amazon Kindle app …
If you have a Kindle, you can get it here ….
Blocks: The Enlightened Way To Clear Writer’s Block and Find Your Creative Flow
If you’ve got [...]

Client books
By thebookwright, on February 11th, 2010
I am really proud to have been working recently with the author of the Blessings Book, Lizzi Vandorpe, who has designed the most beautiful iPhone app.
It’s a set of 26 inspiring cards that come up at random at a shake of the iPhone or a tap on the screen.
It’s got some other pretty neat functionality [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on January 30th, 2010
The announcement of the Apple iPad this week delivered probably exactly what everyone expected – a large version of the iPod touch.
Now the dust has settled on the announcement, the significance of the launch is becoming clearer – certainly insofar as the implications for authors and publishers – and for that matter app developers like [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on January 9th, 2010
100 Years of Ermintrude is a wonderful example of how an author’s work can be re-purposed for different platforms.
It started life as a PDF download which raised a nice amount of money for breast cancer charity … and ended up with me walking around London in a bra with 15,000 women.
It then morphed into an [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on January 5th, 2010
With the introduction of ereaders last year and the imminent announcement from Apple about the much rumoured Tablet – or iSlate – the future of the ebook has never been rosier.
The opportunities for authors and publishers abound to create an experience for readers which delivers an amazing array of immersion and interactivity ….
…. watch this [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on December 1st, 2009
Publishing a book is journey. Much like climbing Everest .. or simply going on holiday.
With some planning, the right mind set and the wind behind you and not against you, the journey to publishing heaven can become an enjoyable and calculated process.
Step 1: become lucky
Getting a book in print, publicised and read by the right [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on November 16th, 2009
Writing a blog is a brilliant way to end up with a book and cure writer’s block at the same time.
French checkout girl Anna Sam blogged about the vagaries of her customers and ended up with a three book deal and a film being made about her life … and not working on the checkout [...]

Client books
By thebookwright, on October 28th, 2009
How to take on throat cancer, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and win …
I’m thrilled to see Bangers and Mash by Keith Hern is now in print. This is a book I helped out on editorially a year or so ago & it’s now available on Amazon.
If you’ve had a brush with cancer as a patient or carer, [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on September 14th, 2009
This short video is for anyone who has ever submitted a manuscript to a publisher or literary agent and met with a rejection letter or – worse still – silence.
It applies equally well though in any situation …
The secret is to adopt a new strategy which focuses on Adding Value …
Your task after watching this [...]

Publishing
By thebookwright, on September 1st, 2009
My first foray into the world of print was to create a trilogy of ebooks called 100 Years of Ermintrude.
Each ebook consists of 33 four line stanzas and together the stories tell a poignant story of many generations of a family.
The first story came out first as a PDF, then as an MP3 audio download [...]