Peirene: 1 – Random House: 0
I have a very unhappy friend. She didn’t like last week’s blog, where agents got a bad press. Why should this matter? Because she is one of my trusted sources with extensive experience of the book...
View ArticleBox Fright
Tomorrow I will receive a big parcel – the advance copies of Peirene Title No 1, the rest will go straight to the warehouse. I should be excited, shouldn’t I? And infact I shouldn’t write this week’s...
View ArticleMadam Serenity
I have become what I’ve always wanted to be, Madam Serenity. Worries, hardship, strife are things of the past. Serenity has finally descended upon me. Precisely at 4.49 pm two days ago, when with a...
View ArticleNever-Ending Loo Roll Bliss
So it has worked. I mean, the dirty weekend story. It got me publicity AND sales. I am sure that’s what did the trick. On Tuesday I received a message from the distributor: “We are invoicing the last...
View ArticleTwo True Geniuses
True genius shows itself early – think of Mozart. Well, I don’t want to be too boastful BUT I, too, belong to that select circle. Already at the tender age of two I knew what I wanted: to extend my...
View ArticleGender Issues
Women can multi-task. It’s one of the glorious advantages of our sex. We are born with it. It’s an integral part of us. I’ve been thinking about this assumption for some years and, taking myself as a...
View ArticleSpot Remedy
The beauty of blind spots is, you can’t see them in the mirror. On others, of course, you spot them from afar. I am good at detecting blemishes in other women. A few months ago my daughter’s school...
View ArticleThe Return of a Triumphant Queen
A triumphant queen returns to the shores from which she sat sails many moons ago. Crowds cheer, flags fly, the queen lifts her hand waving graciously. I imagine Mick Jagger returning to the LSE or Bill...
View ArticleLove is in the Air
As an entrepreneur and small publisher you need many skills. In fact you have to play the all-rounder. From deal brokering techniques, via editing skills to spreadsheet expertise – you should be...
View ArticleEaster Break
I am taking an Easter Break and will be back with latest Peirene drama at the beginning of May. Image by dwstucke.
View ArticleA Publisher’s Confession
I love Matt Damon. Yes, I do. Whenever I see him I know that deep down we are meant for each other and that he, too, is pining for me. And one day he will come and rescue me. ‘Rescue you from what?,’...
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