The Bitter Trade won the PEN Factor at The Literary Conference. Jury Chair Rebecca Swift (Author, Poetic Lives: Dickinson) said: “The Pen Factor jury selected The Bitter Trade based on the quality of writing, the engaging plot, and the rich and unusual historical context. Dazzling and playful!” Jury members (see photo) included Larry Finlay, MD, Transworld Dan…
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My friend Stuart has just created a new modern vintage fashion label for men: classic Cary Grant style pinstripes and three-pieces. This is me snaffling up one of the first off the rack at Spitalfields market. I’ll be using this site to promote the cause of artist-entrepreneurs everywhere – and Chester Cordite is a fabulous…
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Bookmakers, designers, webcrafters – everything Kristen and her team does is classy and simple and draws on a deep knowledge of typography, design and bookcraft. They made this site and also designed and typeset the text for The Bitter Trade. Visit The Curved House… About People Profiles: I’m the kind of guy who loves people and some people have been pivotal to…
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Meg is one of those agents who is passionate about writers and characters. She took a chance on Calumny, and was very emotionally engaged in the writing and redrafting process. I’ll always be grateful that she took me on as an ingenu debut author just when she was taking the big risk of starting her…
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Rebecca Swift and her team at TLC are just brilliant. Hardly anybody has a clue about what’s really happening in the emerging world of digital publishing, or what it means to be an “authorpreneur” – but TLC are knowledgeable, connected and sparky. I’ve met so many interesting people and projects through them. Visit the TLC website… About People Profiles:…
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Sally’s a brilliant editor and a warm-hearted, forensically smart person whose daughter Ilse makes me laugh my head off. Sally’s friendship is the best thing to come out of writing The Bitter Trade, and that’s saying a lot. Sally works closely with my agent Meg Davis ( Ki Agency Ltd ) and has been the reader for award-winning…
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