Tag: Publishing
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2025 Writing Highlights: Publishing
Can you believe it’s December? I could’ve sworn it was September last time I checked. Alas, here we are! I’ve been looking back over what I’ve been up to in 2025 and it turns out it’s quite a bit. So, I thought it’d be fun to do a little recap of a few writing highlights.…
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Mark Stay’s Creative Differences: G B Ralph on Deadlines and Pre-Orders
A small thing that’s made a big difference to my creative process? Deadlines! Mark Stay has prepared a snippet from our live Creative Differences podcast recording earlier in the week. Watch the snippet on Mark’s website Watch the snippet on YouTube Watch the full podcast recording If you’d like to see what else we covered,…
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One week until our date in Douglas Glade
I have been one busy author these past few weeks working on Death in Douglas Glade. Editing, editing, editing, almost there? No! More editing, and more still. OK, now we’re there. Then proofreading and formatting. And finally: submission! I am getting increasingly excited about this book being in readers’ hands. I had such a fun time writing…
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Beta reader feedback for Death in Douglas Glade
The comments are coming in for the latest draft of Death in Douglas Glade! Plenty of excellent feedback from my wonderful beta readers. They’ve highlighted things that don’t quite work, but also everything they loved. I couldn’t help sharing a few of those little snippets here: And now it’s time to make Death in Douglas…
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Book blurb refresh 5 weeks out from release day
With the publication of Death in Douglas Glade just five weeks away, I’ve refreshed the book’s description (AKA blurb) to mark the occasion! The previous version was a placeholder blurb for when I set up the pre-order just under a year ago. At that point I hadn’t even started writing the first draft yet! I…
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Audiobook narrator and release dates
I first announced back in July that I’d finalised an audio rights deal with Tantor Media to produce and publish the first two Milverton Mysteries as audiobooks. Well, now I can reveal who will be narrating and when the audiobooks will be out! Philip Battley is an actor, producer and audiobook narrator – he’s been…
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Audiobook deal announcement
Murder on Milverton Square and the yet-to-be-published Poison at Penshaw Hall are coming to ears near you! I recently finalised an audio rights deal with Tantor Media to produce and publish the first two Milverton Mysteries as audiobooks. This is huge news! I really enjoy reading audiobooks – particularly on long walks, car journeys, or when doing chores – so I’m…
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KDP paperback printing costs
Amazon recently notified me that they’re increasing paperback printing costs for books printed through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), which includes me and many other indie authors and publishers. This is apparently something they haven’t done in six years, and is intended to reflect increased material and labour costs. It will come into effect on 20 June 2023. I love offering…
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