M T McGuire

More drawings…

Yes, I’ve been doodling again and I’ve managed two more character sketches from Few Are Chosen; Ruth and Sir Robin.

A Handy Resource…

Having published my book I am now doing my best to publicise it. 

AAAARGH!

I HATE word. It’s 10 o’clock and I’m about to go to bed. Tonight I decided to upload my book to a review site. They prefer it as .mobi or pdf format. 

The Zombie Book too

A double happy whammy tonight.

First of all, thank you to Nick Spalding at Spalding’s Racket for listing my book — you can find my listing here.

Sales update…

My sales target is not ambitious. As some of you know it’s 50. I get 50 sales and as far as I’m concerned, I’m in the clover. I won’t be making a profit, you understand, I’ll just have sold as many books as I expect to. Anything after that is gravy.

The Zombie Book.

Aaargh! This is going to be the death of me! 

Once again when I think I’ve put it to bed, it rises up again. I stand my ground, steak and hammer in hand as caked with mud and bits of splintered coffin it comes lumbering after me. Yeh, yeh, over the top but I’m artistic, sunshine, I’m allowed to be a pratt.

It is finished…

Yeh! At last… almost.

Has the Paper Book Launced Today?

Er… no. I have no paper book to offer you. I’ve produced a lot of print in my time but I’ve still managed not to leave long enough for this.

Press Coverage

Fame at last eh? Here’s a bit about Few Are Chosen in the Bury Free Press.

Learning From the Angst…

What have I learned? That to publish a book, you need to do two things above anything else. THING ONE — Hire a copy editor. THING TWO — Hire a proof reader. THING ONE does not necessarily negate the need for THING TWO, however many typos they pick up. I have read my book 17 times — yes, one seven. […]