After the excitement of last week’s Book Fair and the launch of the Scribbling and scribing blog, this week has been a bit of an anti-climax. The thrill of being invited to contribute has been replaced by the realisation that this is now a commitment. The glossy sheen of novelty has already been tarnished by the patina of banality. Actually that’s unfair, there is nothing banal on the blog, so perhaps I should have said (written?) normalcy rather than banality. Anyway, having wasted a few words already, down to some actual content… Continue reading ‘Writing in the great outdoors’
Monthly Archive for April, 2007
There I was at the London Book Fair, having retreated for some lunch to the Pizza Express that nestles inside Earl’s Court, flicking through the seminar list while enjoying a glass of Pinot Grigio and waiting for my pizza. The afternoon offered a seminar on promoting books online. Haha, I thought (like you do?) I should go along to that and see what I can do and what I can nag my erstwhile publishers to do. So, having downed my (second) glass of the aforementioned wine and filled up with a rather yummy pizza, I wandered along to a long narrow seminar room. Continue reading ‘What a coincidence!’
This is Scribbling and scribing and you’re welcome to it!
Err. I don’t think that’s quite what I meant to say. Anyway, the intention is for this blog to provide a forum for Alnpete Press editors and authors to communicate with our readers. You, dear reader, can contribute too by adding comments and getting involved in interesting and entertaining discussions.