“This hasn’t been a great year for speakers.”

If ever there was an understatement, this was it. I blinked as my prospective author’s gaze slipped down to his coffee cup and then back up to meet mine. I felt his pain. In fact, I rather wished I could reach through the cold...

Way back when, I did quite a bit of work with textile artists and designers having started my first publishing company in that niche. During one ‘Publish your Book’ seminar an artist called Carol turned up with a rather sad looking polythene bag, from which she carefully pulled out a...

Now you’ve decided a book is going to be a brilliant way for you to grow your brand and extend your reach,  suddenly the world of publishing opens up before you and as you ask around your family, friends and peers about the best way to get it done you find yourself faced with a variety...