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Writing July 8, 2014

Self-Publishing Odyssey: Part 5 The Launch

Fraught with peril and nail-biting anticipation, launching a new book is always exciting.

Art June 24, 2014

Self-Publishing Odyssey: Part 4 Designing the Cover Image

Alastair Savage’s Self-Publishing Odyssey moves on to stage 4: Designing the cover.

Fantasy April 1, 2014

Self-publishing Odyssey: Part 3 The Dirty Business Of Promotion

A look at self-publishing promotional strategies.

Fantasy February 18, 2014

Self-Publishing Odyssey: Part 2 Agents and Editors

How do you get anyone to look at your book? When I was an in-house editor, I was very aware that it was difficult to get anyone to read a submission from a member of the public. The reality is that most editors are extremely busy and continually up against time pressure.

Fantasy January 21, 2014

Self-publishing Odyssey: Part 1 The Decision

Alastair Savage joins Achilles, Agamemnon, Helen, Paris and Menelaus before the walls of Troy as he embarks on a self-publishing odyssey.

Fantasy August 27, 2014

Review: The Adventures of Siskin and Valderan by Alastair Savage

Savage draws the reader along on his heroes’ fantastic missions through careful plotting and subtle foreshadowing, and entertains with original similes, such as: “Siskin was … eating like a pelican gobbling in a pool of trout.”