Tag Archives: Mostly Books

Cover story … and fab reports

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Angela

In October I asked people to tell me the short story that Speaking of Love‘s paperback cover told them. I promised a copy of the paperback to the writer of the story that most appealed to me (see original post … Continue reading →

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Do you live near Oxford (England)?

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Angela

If you do, and you aren’t already doing something tonight, you might like to come to Mostly Books in Stert Street, Abingdon at 7.30 to hear Eliza Graham and I talking about the effect that the Spread the Word, Books … Continue reading →

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Mostly Books, indie bookshops and indie publishers

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Angela

THIS is the place to go if you want to learn how to sell your book into indie bookshops Last Sunday I and four others spent the day at the table you can just see through the window. We were … Continue reading →

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Orchids for Simon

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Angela

I am overwhelmed. This orchid is for Simon at Stuck in a Book for his overwhelming review of Speaking of Love. See The word on … at the top on the right. Orchids, according to Clare Florists’ flower meanings are … Continue reading →

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Mark Thornton and selling to indies

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Angela

Mark Thornton’s seminar at the Society of Authors today was inspirational. His fundamental message to writers who want to persuade independent bookshops to stock their books was to think like a bookseller (not like a writer trying to persuade a … Continue reading →

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Arvon Foundation and Mostly Books

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Angela

One hundred years ago I went to Totleigh Barton on my first Arvon course. It was run by two writers, only one of whose names can I remember – David Benedictus (who was famous at the time for his first … Continue reading →

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Selling a first novel, and writing

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Angela

I’ve been thinking about Mostly Books ever since I typed ‘sell my novel’ into Google (it came up with 15,500,000 sites so I don’t know now how I happened upon Mostly Books, but I am so glad I did). Because … Continue reading →

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