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18 minutes ago
September 06, 2008
I’m the author of the award-winning novel ‘A Study in Red – The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper’ and a number of other thrillers including the award winning ‘Purple Death’, ‘Pestilence’, ‘Glastonbury’, ‘Avenue of the Dead’, and ‘The Nemesis Cell’. I have little time for other pursuits, but do act as a science fiction conceptaul consultant for a publisher in Alabama, and I’m a member of The American Authors Association, The Military Writers Society of America, and The whitechapel Society 1888.
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by BrianPorter
about 1 month ago
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Creative Writing
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Hi Mike,
Having an agent isn’t a necessity, but it helps. Many publishers won’t accept submissions unless they are received from an agent, who is after all, a good judge of what a publisher is looking for. Unfortunately, finding an agent can be as hard, if not harder, than finding a publisher. I got lucky, but many very good authors never have that piece of luck. An agent does mean that an auhtor has achieved a sort of standing in the business…
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by BrianPorter
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Hello again Mike,
Like many authors, finding a publisher wasn’t the easiest job in the world. Having had about 24 short stories published, I entered the big wide worl of novel writing, and lo and behold, I suffered multiple rejections at first and could have wallpaperd a room with the rejection slips and letters. Then I changed my strategy, and decided to try and build myself some writing ‘credits’ and build a name within the business by trying…
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by BrianPorter
about 1 month ago
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I should have mentioned that W H Smith may ask for the name of the publisher as well, which is Double Dragon Publishing, from Markham, Ontario, Canada.
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by BrianPorter
about 1 month ago
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Hi Mike,
Although not actually on the shelves of bookstores in the UK, it can be obtained from Tesco online, and from Waterstones online. Also it is possible to go into W H Smith and order the book either for collection in store or via their home delivery service. You would just have to quote the ISBN number and title and author. The ISBN is 1-55404-527-4
Regards
Brian
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by BrianPorter
about 1 month ago
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Creative Writing
Last updated about 1 month ago.
Hi Mike,
Although not actually on the shelves of bookstores in the UK, it can be obtained from Tesco online, and from Waterstones online. Also it is possible to go into W H Smith and order the book either for collection in store or via their home delivery service. You would just have to quote the ISBN number and title and author. The ISBN is 1-55404-527-4
Regards
Brian
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