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Val Penny Mar 29, 2023

I am thrilled to welcome Nicola East, director of SpellBound Books, to my blog today. She discusses establishing her publishing house, how authors should submit their work to publishers and all things books. https://www.valpenny.com/post/an-interview-with-nicola-east

An Interview with Nicola East

Nicola East is, along with Sumaira Wilson, co-founder and director of the publishing sensation that is SpellBound Books Ltd. I am amazed and thrilled that she has found time in her busy schedule to chat with me today. Thank you for your time, Nikki. First, what inspired you to establish SpellBound Books Ltd with Sumaira? The desire to become a digital gypsy! I’ve always wanted to live that way but didn’t know how – meeting Sumaira meant that between us, we could figure out a way. SpellBound Book

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Val Penny Mar 26, 2023

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Val Penny Mar 25, 2023

Read about the advantages and disadvantages of self publishing on my blog today. https://www.valpenny.com/post/routes-to-getting-published-self-publishing

Routes to Getting Published - Self Publishing

This is my fourth article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with self publishing. This route to publication requires the most self-discipline from the author and requires them to master many skills other than writing, but it does avoid the gate-keepers of other publishing methods. Each route to get your book published has advantages and disadvantages. The one that will require most input from you as an author is to publish your own books. Advantages

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Val Penny Mar 22, 2023

Best selling American author, Joan Livingston, visits my blog today to explain her experiences in the publishing world. You can read it here. https://www.valpenny.com/post/my-experience-in-the-publishing-world-by-joan-livingston

My Experience in the Publishing World by Joan Livingston

It is with great pleasure that I welcome the bestselling American Author, Joan Livingston back to the blog today. This time I have asked her to give her insight into getting books published. Thank you for your time today. Joan. Thanks Val, for this opportunity to share my experiences with the publishing world. One of my mottos as an author is: There is writing and then there is the business of writing. Like many would-be authors, I found the second part much harder than the first. As the author

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Val Penny Feb 26, 2023

Bestselling novelist Lesley Field @lesley_field2 makes a welcome return to my blog today to discuss how she plans her novels. Are you a plotter or a pantser? valpenny.com/post/how-i-pla…

Val Penny Feb 24, 2023

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Val Penny Feb 19, 2023

Read the series! The DI Hunter Wilson Crime Thrillers available in paperback now.
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Val Penny Feb 19, 2023

Exciting cover reveal!
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Val Penny Feb 18, 2023

Another article in my series about ways to get your book published is on my blog today. This time I look at traditional publishing. https://www.valpenny.com/post/routes-to-getting-published-traditional-publishers

Routes To Getting Published - Traditional Publishers

This is my second article discussing different routs to getting your book published and I am going to deal with traditional publishing as offered by the largest and best established of the publishing houses. Traditional publishing refers to the established system of getting a book deal, which involves submission to agents and usually a many of rejections and then, perhaps, eventually being accepted. After you have been accepted as a client of the agent, they will submit the manuscript to publish

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Val Penny Feb 15, 2023

Another little piece of creativity completed.