Epublishing and why not!
Like a good little author, I sat back and thought before sending out my last newsletter (if you’re interested, go and register for future ones at http://www.michaeljecks.co.uk on the home page). The thing was, it had been some little while since my last newsletter, and I was aware that with all this modern, new-fangled blogging … Continue reading
Crime Writers’ Association
The Crime Writers Association has been a group I have long enjoyed being a member of. I was inordinately proud to be elected as Chairman (and panic-stricken, I hasten to add), because it’s had such a brilliant history. Not many people have ever heard of the CWA unless they’re in the business of publishing books, … Continue reading
Punishments
One of the guys who tried to incite other people to riot. Nice guy. Ok, I know I’ve been muttering darkly about executions and punishment recently, but this one gets me going. Two young guys were sentenced to four years each, and suddenly the liberal press has gone into overdrive. Screams of “disproportionate” can be … Continue reading
Death and Justice
There is a blogger, Paul Staines, who writes under the pseudonym of Guido Fawkes on the basis that poor old Guy, who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament along with all the MPs and lords inside it, was the last fellow to enter the palace of Westminster with honourable or honest intentions. It’s … Continue reading
More Money Musings – and Publishing
A little more about money, since apparently everyone is interested in authors and their incomes. First, although people seem to understand the simple principle that “advances” are only interest free loans against future income, there is still confusion about how much authors get paid. I think it’s fair to say that the vast majority of … Continue reading
A little more about money, since apparently everyone is interested in authors and their incomes. First, although people seem to understand the simple principle that “advances” are only interest free loans against future income, there is still confusion about how much authors get paid. I think it’s fair to say that the vast … Continue reading
I Hate Losing Friends …
I am a pleasant guy. Honest. Look at me. Not terribly shifty, am I? And all I do is write books, after all. I am a very nice fellow. So why have I just ditched several hundred friends and friend requests from Facebook? It is a weird thing, that whereas in the past, authors were … Continue reading
Hacks and Hacking
Down here in Dartmoor, Hacking means taking the horse out. Not in London. There are all too few journalists who are trusted. I wonder why? They always show up as being less wholesome than estate agents – or even, God help us – ruddy politicians. I know a few journalists. Generally my own opinion is … Continue reading
Amazing reviews
The thing is, you see, I never trust reviews. Why would anyone trust them? I have reviewed a lot of books in my time. With some, such as the absolutely superb Lincoln Lawyer, or Angel’s Flight, both by Michael Connelly, I was rigorously honest and said I loved them. Good. But there were plenty which … Continue reading
Welcome to my new blog
Well, good morning to all. This is a new blog to tell a little more about the process of writing, my feelings about publishing and books, a few reviews, and all those other good things that make a writer’s life interesting when he really should be getting on with the next book, and not withering. … Continue reading
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