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Getting Published

Posts about the publishing process—what it entails, what it means and where it can lead

Would You Ever Want to Read a Patchwork Book?

24-Apr-15 By Simon Jay Leave a Comment

In the writing of a book, lots can change. My original idea for the book was that it would be a collage, a patchwork memoir, that didn’t follow a narrative line; luckily my publisher talked me out of it, because I think people would not have responded well to it. Although perhaps the idea could […]

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Creativity, Innovation and Participation

23-Apr-15 By Simon Jay Leave a Comment

One of the most exciting things about having written a ‘book’ as it’s a great springboard for adaptation. I was going to cite Douglas Adam’s whose Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy spawned radio, television, film, game, stage, comic-book and tea-towel variations although I think the radio version came before the book? Anyway, a book you […]

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Mr Jay goes to SOAS

22-Apr-15 By Simon Jay Leave a Comment

I’m sitting here a little overwhelmed. This afternoon I gave my first book reading proper. I’ve been ‘on the bill’ for one or two open-mic gigs which went down rather well. But this was my first on my own. It was a bijou affair on the fourth floor of The School of Oriental and African […]

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Keeping An Eye On The Charts

1-Apr-15 By James Goddard Leave a Comment

Two weeks since ‘Knowledge Waits’ was published and sales seem, according to the Guru Godleman, to be moving along well enough. So why do I feel that by now it ought to be in the charts that appear in the quality papers every weekend? The comments and reviews that have appeared on Facebook and Amazon […]

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Getting Your Novel On Film And TV

1-Apr-15 By Jacquie Lawrence 1 Comment

I went to LA for the weekend. I say that with the same authority that people say, ‘I went to Newcastle for the weekend.’ But Newcastle isn’t LA. I should know because I grew up there. Even with East Coast Mainline (now Virgin) and their uncanny ability to actually extend the travel time between Kings Cross and Newcastle […]

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