Hello, thanks for taking the time to read about me and my latest book in the series of ‘The Adventures of Geoffrey the Giraffe’. My name is Laura and I live in Wiltshire with my family. I am a children’s social worker working currently with foster carers and children in care. My background is CAMHS […]
Author archives: The Self-Publishing Partnership
‘Against the Grain’ by David Ramply.
I had always at the back of my mind wanted to write my memoirs more as a record for my family to have when I pass on. I never intended to sell the book mainly because I did not think other people would be interested. How wrong was I ! Since being published I have […]
‘Let the story begin’ by Rebecca Donaldson.
The inspiration for me to start writing a book came several years ago. I needed to write reports and documents for senior managers at work, and I had had little experience of this, and my keyboard skills were, poor. I suffer from dyslexia, and miss out words when reading and writing, or read words that are […]
‘Payout in the Jungle’ by Trevor Hall
INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BOOK Albeit many years after the signing of the peace treaty, my ultimate desire when writing this book was to reaffirm my respect, admiration and compassion for those comrades who lost their lives whilst fighting this undeclared, forgotten war and for those who were wounded both mentally and physically. I have endeavoured […]
‘The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth’ by Tim O’Leary
I was prompted to pursue the self-publishing route when I finally got around to reading my father’s account of his military service between 1944-47. As a family we were very aware of his distinguished service as a regular soldier between 1942 and his retirement in 1989 and of some of his exploits in WW2, The […]
“A Bite of Success”, written by Lisa Nightingale
“I’m so excited! I am published, have a spot on Amazon, an e-book, ISBN, a beautiful copy of my book (cover and all) to hold in my hands and attend book fairs where I’m the one standing behind the banner signing copies. This is what I wanted, this is what I dreamed of and there […]
An Interview with Anita Foreman
We spoke to Anita Foreman, author of ‘Diaries of a Lady’ to find out more about her self-publishing journey. After the publication of her second book, ‘Diaries of a Lady: Back in England’, we ask what draws her to writing within this genre, her inspiration and how easy she found the self-publishing for the second […]
Gender Versus Genre
Am I a Jack of all trades and master of none? I have earned a good living as a writer for many years, but looking back I realise that I have not really made a name for myself in any particular genre, or in any particular field. I have written stage plays, which had been […]
The Story Behind ‘Arthur Burkett’s Diaries’
Linda Burkett describes the astonishing stories she found within her father-in-laws wallet and old collection of small diaries. The diaries describe the struggle, pain and brutality Auther Burkett had faced as a prisoner of war. Linda explains her self-publishing journey and her achievement. Many years ago when my mother-in-law remarried, she gave me my late father-in-laws wallet and a collection of […]
The Self-Publishing Journey of ‘Operation XX and Me’
In 2014, Audrey Phillips found her late husband’s story hidden away, but was soon encouraged to share his war time memoirs when the family discovered there was more to the story than they first thought. Phillip’s discusses the self-publishing journey, the story and the inspiration behind the book, ‘Operation XX and Me’. The Journey I contacted The Self-Publishing Partnership in […]
