Author and Renaissance wannabe
I’m most excited that the first proof copy has arrived for Lorelei, and at first glance, all looks good. Now the detailed looking through for formatting errors. I think this is the cover well have though, and the listing is already on Amazon and Neilson, …
Read MoreSo, it’s been a very exciting couple of weeks in Kit Derrickland. I’ve had far more fun that I expected setting up the new YouTube channel, despite the fact it means appearing on screen, and realising that in high def I really need to shave …
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At last, I hear you mutter, a post of substance. And yes, I can finally reveal the title and cover design of my new novel… Lorelei. This is the novel previously known as ‘Glass Onion’, and based on the story of a film I half …
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Yes, you can finally see me in all my hatted and sunburnt glory. The Kit Derrick YouTube channel is now live. Why not pop over and give it a go? Stay safe, Kit
Read MoreIt’s ready! One of the reasons I’ve been away from the blog in recent weeks is the background work needed for creating a YouTube channel, videos, pictures, and learning the technicalities. So I now have a dozen videos ready to be released, and some of …
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We’re entering the end stage of the new novel, and are back in the difficult end of creating the book. The text is written, the editing is under way, the title selected and the cover being design, so now thoughts must turn to marketing. For …
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I love this part of publishing a new book! As a pre-cursor to working on the blurb proper, I’m created a new synopsis and description for my book for by friends at Blush (my designers), created a mood board of possible pictures (one in the …
Read MoreInteresting times at Derrick Towers. As my lovely baby is off for a line edit, and I’m starting on cover design, I sent my potential names from the previous post off to some beta readers and friends and… they seem to have a consesus on …
Read MoreThe change in title may also influence my use of a character name, and be too connected, but the truth is, I was never that enamoured of Wendy as Trent’s ex-girlfriend anyway. It doesn’t quite fit, and doesn’t have any particular links or allusions, which …
Read MoreWhat Should The Title Be? I’m heavily into the editing of what was previously The Glass Onion (until the Netflix film stole my thunder), and am starting to look towards the covers and the blurb, but before that I need to decide on a new …
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