Monthly Archives: August 2010

Reasons why I have this blog

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Why did I start this blog? Partly to promote the books. Partly because I am really interested in learning processes, and I wanted to document the journey from not having a clue to how self-publishing worked to… well, having more … Continue reading →

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A question and a statement

Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Firstly: dear WordPress, why make it so hard to find a login page when I accidentally log myself out? Leaving a comment on my own blog doesn’t work, and just leads to the Orwellian situation where the comment gets screened … Continue reading →

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ISBN

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

I have bought an ISBN for The Maker’s Mask! This is all getting scarily real. I think I may have to go and drink some Baileys.

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Proof copy, and triumphant return of husband

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

Firstly, my husband is back from riding from coast to coast to raise money for the British Heart Foundation! Secondly, arriving on the same day as him was my proof copy of The Maker’s Mask. I was gladder to see … Continue reading →

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Look at us, we’re cover plus

Posted on August 22, 2010 by

I’ve bitten the bullet, bought image rights from istockphoto.com, and been playing around with cover images. This one is for The Maker’s Mask, from a photograph by Peter Zelei and a piece of concept art from loops7: And this one … Continue reading →

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Font saga continued and thoughts about tropes

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

Well, both books are now in Bookman Old Style (I typed that ‘Boomkan Old Style’ the first time round, which sounds like an explosive device out of an Evil Dead movie) and I think I’ve dealt with all the mysterious … Continue reading →

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Palatino Linotype is not Palatino…

Posted on August 9, 2010 by

… as I discovered yesterday when trying to upload a document in a font I thought Lulu recognised. My fault for not reading the font guidelines closely enough. So, I’ve been mourning Palatino Linotype and seeing how the book looks … Continue reading →

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Read an excerpt from The Hawkwood War!

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

New excerpt up here! Warning: The Maker’s Mask and The Hawkwood War started life as one book and still make more sense if read together – there is a resolution at the end of The Maker’s Mask, but there are … Continue reading →

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And in non-book news

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

My husband is planning to ride from coast to coast [1] on a unicycle to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in a couple of weeks’ time. He’s already ridden from Bristol to Cardiff. The British Heart Foundation do … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been doing this week, and another excerpt

Posted on August 3, 2010 by

So far this week has been taken up with getting to grips with Word 2010′s formatting tools and with the newest version of The GIMP, in order to make title page images for Maker’s Mask and Hawkwood War. I’ve also … Continue reading →

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