I thought I’d let you know that the latest release from the Alex Cohen series, Casino Chiseler is halfway through its blog tour–with thanks to Emma at damppebbles. So far, the reviews have been wonderfully positive I am pleased to be able to report but we have another week before the jury is in. Next …
Just another update from me and a couple of things that have happened over the last two to three weeks. I am aware that I have been silent of late–almost from the moment I announced I was starting to write book 5 of Alex Cohen, Cuban Heel. Instead, I have used the opportunity to let …
And a quick note to let you know that I am continuing to work on the sequel to The Bowery Slugger set in the 1920s called East Side Hustler. I won’t go into plot details just yet, but suffice to say I am enjoying spending time with Alex Cohen and the people he is hanging …
As I mentioned before, I have taken the bold step of moving away from an exclusive arrangement with Amazon and you can know buy my ebooks at Amazon, B&N, Kobo and Apple Books. My paperbacks have been ‘wide’ for quite some time. This means you can now pick up a copy of The Heist, The …
And here’s another thing. I am thinking of releasing a physical paperback box set version of The Lagotti Family which would comprise the four paperback books with a slipcase. This is the thing: the cost of the item will need to be at least £70 ($80+) once I include the cost of the books, the …
If you have visited the web site recently then you will have seen the original cover for the Death and Life of Penny Pitstop which I commissioned when it was part of a planned series which didn’t come to fruition. Well, I am pleased and proud to announce that the new cover for the novel …
Quick update on what I’ve been up to this last week… I’ve been editing the first story in the Alex Cohen series in preparation to hand it over to my editor, Melanie Underwood. The good news is that I spotted several howlers including duplicate character names aplenty. As I am getting to the end of …
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working behind the scenes of the web site to reconstruct the back-end processing so that as my novels become more successful, I will be able to sell more than just eBooks on the site. Initially, I shall offer signed paperback copies and then I might move …
The bitter battle between eBooks and hardcopy novels contains in the UK where consideration is being given to scrap sales tax on eBooks. To be clear, I am based in the UK and have some skin in this game. I believe books should not be taxed as they contain knowledge and ideas. And I think …
As if to prove to me that the world operates in perfect synchrony, during the last week I wondered why so many broadsheet newspapers ignore self-published authors and considered writing a letter to an appropriate reviewer to enquire why. Then I read that in France bookshop owners are up in arms because a literary award …
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