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this week's blog - Literary Lottery
Fresh from a meeting with Harper Collins and
very encouraging signs about the impending publication
(2nd June) of the paperback version of The
Gilded Seal in the UK. Pre-orders are looking
really strong and all the big retailers are stocking
it and including it within their summer promotions.
On the back of this, HC is planning to market
it with posters etc. at airports and train stations.
Woo-hoo.
For someone who first developed a love of thrillers
when buying "bumpy cover" books at the
airport, this is especially exciting. One of the
biggest kicks I have ever had as a writer was
when The Double Eagle was first
published and I saw a massive floor to ceiling
bay at Heathrow.
These days I'm a bit harder to impress. In fact
aspiring writers often ask me what it feels like
to see my book on the shelf and are a bit disapointed
when I say not much. The thing is, I've never
seen it as being that much of achievement, compared
to actually selling copies. In my view, if a book
gets published it's because a publisher thinks
they can make some money out of it, not as some
act of selfless charity that a writer should in
some way be grateful for.
Click here
to read on
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Out
in paperback on June 2 2008:
The Gilded Seal
Seville. Holy Week.
As hooded penitents march their shimmering
floats through the cobbled streets, a man
runs for his life, determined to keep a
secret that has lain hidden for 200 years.
When the end finally comes it is slow and
agonizing, his attackers crucifying him
to a door.
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