I am getting more into the production side of my book. Because I want this book to raise as much money as possible for the hospice, I am looking at self-publishing it.
This may seem odd, but let me explain: If I get the book accepted by a mainstream publisher (which could take years and is [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 26, 2009
ISBNs and other things!
February 19, 2009
Tractor and traction engine friends
My tractor and engine-loving friends from the IW Traction Engine Club have very kindly donated £500 to the challenge, which is extremely generous.
This brings the amount collected so far to well over £3,600 and there’s still lots of people I haven’t caught up with who have pledged money.
I am still very hopeful of hitting £4,000 [...]
February 13, 2009
Greatly appreciated
My talk at Whitwell WI yesterday went really well. I was amazed at how many members were there – apparently only one had been unable to make it. They gave me a very warm welcome too.
I managed to plug in/start the Power Point presentation without a hitch. Then we were part-way through when the electric [...]
February 11, 2009
Talk time!
I have been really busy over the past few weeks creating a Microsoft Power Point presentation, so I can give a talk to Whitwell WI tomorrow. I have never used Power Point before, so it was an interesting learning curve!
Their talk organiser rang me last week to say they didn’t have a working projector, so [...]
