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Vanity press: or is it?

markdeniz Mar 23, 2011 09:16

Following on from the cracking post by KV Taylor regarding the pricing of e-books, I was thinking about vanity press, being as that is seen as much worse than self-publishing. I remember getting my acceptance for my second novel a few years ago along with a £300 fee for god knows what, I can’t remember now, and asking a few in the know for advice. ( Read more... )

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Scenes from the Second Storey makes the Aurealis shortlist

markdeniz Mar 22, 2011 08:32

Although it comes as no surprise to me, I want to draw your attention to the fact that Scenes from the Second Storey has made the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards, to be announced 21st May ( Read more... )

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Gareth L. Powell signs with literary agent Sharon Ring

markdeniz Jan 12, 2011 11:06

January 9th 2011 - Bristol and Manchester, UK

Gareth L Powell and Sharon Ring sign author/agent contract.

Gareth L Powell has signed up with Literary Agent Sharon Ring. Sharon Ring will act as agent in regard to five titles, Revenant Skies; Reclaiming The Dead; Silversands (originally published with Pendragon Press); The Last Reef ( ( Read more... )

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MORRIGAN BOOKS signs Martyn Taylor's Whitechapel for its e-book series

markdeniz Dec 17, 2010 14:13

Morrigan Books has today signed a contract with author Martyn Taylor with regards to publishing his novel Whitechapel, as part of its new e-book series. Martyn has already been published by Morrigan Books in the anthology The Phantom Queen Awakes, with his short story The Good and Faithful Servant, and is also due to be published with Gilgamesh ( Read more... )

2010 heralds the new era for the album of the year

markdeniz Dec 17, 2010 08:19

Ooh, that all sounded dramatic didn’t it? You’d half expect that I have decided to release a couple of albums and set them up for contention - or even set up my own music company…hmm…

Anyway, on to the point and one thing that comes in this year is that I have decided to design the year’s best song CD cover by using a friend’s photo from the year ( Read more... )

MORRIGAN BOOKS announces new editors

markdeniz Dec 15, 2010 23:06

Morrigan Books can today reveal the names of several editors who have been taken on by the company in readiness for its new e-book series. Some are established, whereas others are new to the field, further strengthening the vision of Morrigan Books that it wishes to promote new talent at the company, as well as maintaining its level of excellence ( Read more... )

Gary McMahon and Sharon Ring sign author/agent contract.

markdeniz Dec 09, 2010 14:55

Gary McMahon has signed up with Literary Agent Sharon Ring. Sharon Ring will act as agent in regard to two titles, The Quiet Room and Rain Dogs (previously published by Humdrumming Press).

Gary is widely acknowledged as a powerful, new talent in British horror fiction. He received a British Fantasy Society nomination in 2009 for his first novel, ( Read more... )