It has been nine months since my first book Oh Sugar! was published and ever since then I have been wondering how well its been selling (Amazon rankings give you a clue but they don't necessarily reflect book sales in shops). Last month I got my grubby mitts on the sales figures! Before I go… Continue reading Sales of my first book
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! I am a bit 'ex and shoff' at the moment (Teddy Robinson speak for 'excited and showing off') as I have just popped into Asda and guess what? There was my book on the shelf! I couldn't have asked for a more perfect start to 2015 :-)
Last night a friend (who it has to be said has more than a passing affection for a certain fizzy drink) sent me this photo entitled ‘A Perfect night in’…. Naturally, I am not endorsing such outrageous 'reading nibbles'! But it did make me laugh. It also made me do a double take. My book is supposed to… Continue reading Writing a Book (Part 9): A perfect night in
Today was a day much like any other EXCEPT for one remarkable thing: a nice chap from the editorial team presented me with a copy of my first ever published book Oh Sugar! So... what happens when you’ve wanted to be an author all your life and you see a printed copy of your book for the… Continue reading Writing a Book (Part 8): What happens when you’ve wanted to be an author all your life and you finally see a copy of your first published book?
OK, this is surreal. The cover for my book has been designed and it’s now on Amazon! As the publishers commissioned me to write the book, I had no say in the title, cover design or blurb. So I was a little concerned… What if I HATED it and had to spend the rest of my… Continue reading Writing a Book (Part 7): My book has a cover!
I know. I don’t say anything for months and then I pipe up to tell you I’ve got a book contract! I can hardly believe it either. Here’s how it happened: Remember the temp work I was doing at the publishing company? Well I started out doing basic data entry. Normally, the idea of doing… Continue reading I have been commissioned to write a book!
Katherine Bassford 