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book publishing scrambling to make sense of trump's election Victory

24/11/2016

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There’s a scramble to make sense of Donald Trump’s US election victory in the book publishing world, according to an article in the New York Times this week.

Imminent books on the subject include Katy Tur’s memoir, Unbelievable, which chronicles her time covering Trump’s presidential campaign or NBC news. Tur was assured by the programme’s head of news that it would be a brief assignment, lasting six weeks or so. In fact, it lasted 18 months and in that time Tur became a frequent target of Trump on Twitter and at his rallies. She also received death threats from his supporters.

The memoir is to be published by Dey Strett Books next year.

Random House is to publish a memoir by Khizr Khan, the Pakistani American Gold Star father which tells the story of his move from Pakistan to American, the loss o his son (a captain the US army) and the family’s role in a national debate about immigration, patriotism and religious diversity.

Other books will look at Trump’s populist appeal and the way he capitalised on voters’ economic and social anxiety. Journalist David Neiwart’s MilitiaLand USA: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump looks at how Trump’s campaign helped extreme right-wing arguments find a place in the mainstream.
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Atlantic Books is to publish the BBC broadcaster Steve Richard’s book The Rise of the Outsiders: How the Anti-Establishment Is On The March, which will also look at what drove voters to exit the European Union.
 
 
 

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Jane Tulloch's Stories in People's Friend

15/11/2016

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Look out for the People’s Friend’s Christmas Special. It’s out tomorrow – Wednesday 16 November – and it features a story by our very own Jane Tulloch, author of Our Best Attention.

Jane’s story Subcontractors will appear in the magazine. She’s written several stories for the People’s Friend which are scheduled to appear over the next few weeks.

Writing books doesn’t make most writers enough money. Most writers boost their income through short story writing, newspaper or magazine columns, paid gigs at festivals, workshops and more.
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Here are our tips for pitching short stories:
Most magazines will have guidelines for what they like. The guidelines will specify word count, but they might also detail the kind of fiction the publication is looking for.
Read the magazine. It sounds obvious, but you need to have an idea of the magazine’s style before you pitch a story.
Check carefully for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. It’s easier to check 2,000 words than a book, so you have no excuse for typos. Print the story out as you’ll often spot mistakes you’ve missed when looking at the story onscreen.
Talk to other writers. If you can speak to those who have successfully submitted stories, they can give you advice.
Recycle stories. Just because one publication rejects a story doesn’t mean another one will. Or enter competitions with it, or use it for a book. Or rewrite it and make it even better.
                                               

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Self-Publishing SucCess

8/11/2016

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Enthusiasm, social media and persistence – that’s one woman’s three-step formula for successful self-publishing, as told to Publishers Weekly.

Janice Petrie founded her own indie publishing company in 2000, although self-publishing wasn’t a popular option at the time. She familiarised herself with the importance of having her work copyrighted, found a copy editor and explored ways of distributing her books.

In the last few years, she has taken more time to look at marketing and find ways of getting her books known. Success means creating an effective marketing strategy and having a bit of luck. She also rates the importance of editorial reviews and awards.

Talking to Publisher’s Weekly, Petrie’s three tips were:
  1. Harnessing your passion – sharing expertise and enthusiasm. Make sure your work is polished.
  2. Use social media. Learn everything you can about it.
  3. Be persistent. Even great books get rejected. Get over rejection, pick yourself up and keep going.
 
 

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new titles on their way

5/11/2016

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Comely Bank Publishing's writers have had a busy few months - and 2017 is shaping up to be our best year ever. 

We have two books in the pipeline - Jane Tulloch's second novel continues the Murrays story and is due to be published next year. TD Burke's The Scourge of the Vikings is another one for fans of swashbuckling historical fiction. It's also due out in 2017.

Meanwhile, CBP's founder Gordon Lawrie has two manuscripts on the go, while Emma Baird is working on four books. Roland Tye is mulling over follow-ups to Weekender. In addition, we've been speaking with other writers. Our stable looks set to expand. 

If you'd like to buy any of our books, you can find them in our bookstore or on Amazon, Kobo, iTunes and Smashwords. They are also available in The Golden Hare and Blackwell's in Edinburgh. 





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5/11/2016

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Want to keep up to date with what's happening at Comely Bank Publishing? Sign up for our newsletter...

We send out a monthly newsletter that lists what our authors are doing and promotes our books - gently, mind. As we're all Scottish, we're not keen on the blowing our own trumpet thing. And we definitely don't bombard you with emails once you hand over your address. 

​You can sign up here and if you do so, we'll send you some short stories for free. 




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