Sunday Express Newspaper Mentions Ian Sutherland
In April, I attended London Book Fair for the second time. The first was two years ago before I’d finished writing my debut novel. While there, I was briefly interviewed by Nick Rippington, a journalist and soon-to-publish indie author. The story he wrote as a result has just been published in the Sunday Express, a UK national newspaper. In it, he charts the rise of ebooks and indie publishing and their effect on the London Book Fair and the publishing industry in general.
Continue readingLaunched Today! Advanced Twitter Strategies for Authors by Ian H Sutherland
Twitter techniques to help you sell your book – in under 15 minutes a day!
Continue readingMy Jeffery Deaver Moment
I’ve just drafted a chapter that’s very visual and action packed with mini-cliffhangers in each section. I’m an avid fan of Jeffery Deaver, the absolute master of suspense writing, and, for me, I’ve always known writing this chapter was going to be ‘My Jeffery Deaver Moment’.
Continue readingThe Indie Author’s Second Responsibility to Their Readers
The first responsibility any author has to their readers is obvious: write and publish a great book. That means it should be well written and if you’re an indie author it should be professionally packaged (i.e. good cover, compelling blurb and have been through a proper copy-edit). The second responsibility an indie author has to […]
Continue readingLessons Indie Authors Can Learn From Single-Estate Winemakers
I just bought a bottle of wine solely based on its label. According to old guard wine connoisseurs I’ve just committed a major faux pas.
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