How I Write: 25 Bullets...

Before I started writing in earnest, I did some research on how others approach writing fiction, hoping to find a magic bullet technique that I could use. However, the more I looked, the more varied the methods of writing I found and the less convinced I became that I would ever find one which would make my task any easier...

New Cover

Following feedback from some early customers, it was becoming clear that not many people could see that the front cover was actually a canal bridge at night. After speaking to Tim O'Rourke, he suggested a change to the cover that more closely followed other books in my genre.

Tim suggested a variant of the lady in bed that appears on the new front cover which I bought from Shutterstock. I went through a similar process of editing the picture to give it a dark, pink-red sheen and added my brand of titling. 

The original cover depicts a scene towards the end of the book; the new portrays the start with the original now on the back.

I think the finished article looks good and a quick straw poll of random reviewers confirmed it. Let's see if I makes any difference to sales...

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The Pink Herring Book Trailer

This was a trailer I made for the book launch. This was my first attempt using iMovie which is an excellent tool for novices such as myself.

What do you think?

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