Its been a strange month here at Derrick Towers. To be honest it’s been a bit of a crappy one, and from one of my days out here’s a stuck in the mud photos that sums me up quite nicely. And if anyone finds my …
Read MoreSunday Update
Mood Board
A visual post for you today, for tEXt me. I know this isn’t a ‘mood board’ in the traditional sense, more reference and less mood, but I thought you might be interested in some of the things you’ll find in my new novel. I’m no …
Read MoreCountdown to Launch
Nervous times. Will anyone buy it? Is it any good? Does anybody care? Did I have a typo on page 147? Lots of questions at the minute, along with the scariness of a launch. When you get to that date when strangers may finally read …
Read MoretEXt me is out Nov 1st!
It’s quite exciting when you get to juggle. Not actually juggle, I’m useless at that, but manage the launch of a book and be mid-flow working on the next at the same time. More on Hope Is A Six Letter Word (provisional title of the …
Read MoreBorn to Run – Bruce Springsteen/ Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Unusually, this post is about a specific song, and different versions of it, which for me, is always the sign of a great song. The power and message of the music speaks for itself, and I adore the original by The Boss, but my first …
Read MoreNext Project
I’m so excited that the next book is already well under way, though, to be honest, I may have ‘cheated’ slightly. Rather than starting from scratch, I have a first draft from about fifteen years ago, and this is the one I’m writing next. The …
Read MoreThe Stainless Steel Rat – Harry Harrison
I could have picked any of his books, but Harry Harrison is, my opinion, one of the most under-rated and influential writers of the Twentieth Century. What do you mean you’ve never heard of him? Harrison wrote space-operas, parodies and wicked commentaries on society, and …
Read MorePaperback Cover Creation
I don’t claim to be an expert by any means, so this one is more of my experiences of creating covers for paperbacks using KDP. And it can be a swine. First off, some people will like using the Amazon Cover Creator, but I don’t; …
Read MoreMaster Versions – paperback
If you haven’t already, read through my previous post on formatting pdf and e-books, as it might highlight some things you need to do, but I’m assuming you’ve followed that and have a Word file ready and specific to the paperback. The next bit is …
Read MoreMaster versions -Ebook and PDF
So, your manuscript is checked and ready for publication formatting. First job, as difficult as it is, go away and do something else for a week, then come back, re-read, and correct those typos you still missed, which will annoy the hell out of you …
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