Golden Fleece vs Polished Turd (Cover Illustrator Review – Design For Writers)
HAVING SPENT LITERALLY years crafting my debut novel, I was determined not to flop when it came to the cover design. There are certain things you can control to ensure a higher chance of success and an effective cover is one such variable. Don’t believe the phrase – ‘don’t judge a book by its cover,’ […]
Episode 1 of #Reid2Write – Catherine Ryan Howard talks Blogging and her Debut Novel
Kerrygold. Saoirse Ronan. Rory McIlroy. Proud and distinctly Irish, despite claims by our near cousins to the contrary. The first guest on my new feature series #Reid2Write is a self-publishing phenomenon from Cork, Ireland. Her first foray into self-publishing was back in 2010 with the release of Mousetrapped – a hilarious account of her adventures in […]
If At First You Don't Succeed…(Shhh!!!)
IF THERE’S ONE thing I’ve learnt from a decade of working in Sales, it’s this: Rejection is inevitable. What you do with that rejection, is another thing altogether. Like most aspiring authors I’ve got my fair share of rejection letters from publishers and agents. Nothing new there, but without any valuable, critical feedback it is […]