I had a film crew at my house on Saturday and Sunday. They were from the University of Technology in Sydney. As part of her degree in Communications, media arts and production, my daughter had to put in a submission for a documentary. She made one up about the publishing industry and it was one of the ones chosen to be made. I got to do some clowning, which I haven't done for quite a while now. It looks like it's going to be a rather amusing little doco, which, of course, I will share with you when it's completed. In the meantime, here are some photos from the shoot. if you click on one of the photos it will come up full size, and you'll be able to scroll through them all at that size. … [Read more...]
Guest post by G.L. Breedon – key points on Indie Publishing
Today’s post is by Geoffrey Breedon who wrote the fabulous ‘Wizard of Time’, a book I recommend for all YA fantasy fans. It’s a great book for both boys and girls and for readers both younger and older than teens. Read my review here. Take it away Geoffrey. After having three novels rejected by every agent who worked with YA fantasy and every YA fantasy publisher that would accept unagented submissions, I decided to follow the indie route and publish my novels myself. There were some key best practices I picked up as I researched indie publishing and as I tried to implement them, I learned some lessons of my own: Business: Treat indie publishing your novel like a business - because it is. I have been coordinating corporate events for the last 15 years, so thankfully, I knew how to create a production schedule and stick to it. Research: Do your research early on, so you know what the whole process will be like, what to expect, and what you will need to do at each stage. I found … [Read more...]
