tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5067445330211472417..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: London Book Fair 2013 - The Year Of The Author by Stephanie ZiaKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20226824788776984212014-04-25T06:56:55.412+01:002014-04-25T06:56:55.412+01:00this sounds like a great !!!
With Bookworm as our ...this sounds like a great !!!<br />With Bookworm as our <a href="http://www.bookwormcentral.com/" rel="nofollow">Book Fair</a> vendor, I know the selection of books will be high quality in every regard. In fact, I feel confident enough in this to allow our middle school students to count any book purchased at our Book Fairs as part of their summer reading requirementstevehttp://www.bookwormcentral.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-1915729240395211762013-04-25T20:35:15.309+01:002013-04-25T20:35:15.309+01:00Susan, that would be great. I hope you will be tem...Susan, that would be great. I hope you will be tempted, Julia. Katherine, the Troubadour Cafe is the perfect antidote to exhibition centre malaise.. though LBF won't be at Earls Court next year, they're turning it into flats, so it won't be a nearby option any more. Stephanie Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574005537624406743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76864513094602642282013-04-24T22:21:05.852+01:002013-04-24T22:21:05.852+01:00Thanks for such an encouraging report Stephanie. M...Thanks for such an encouraging report Stephanie. Might well go next year if they've really changed that dreary Authors Lounge. And of course if there's an AE get together it'll be a mustjulia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79666846267756439742013-04-24T15:28:20.013+01:002013-04-24T15:28:20.013+01:00I hated it when I went about ten years ago - felt ...I hated it when I went about ten years ago - felt really bullied, and then got stranded at Swindon station on the way home at midnight when my train was late for the connection.<br /><br />But very interesting to hear that authors are being taken a bit more seriously now... and I like the look of that Secret Garden cafe!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35467743069244312512013-04-24T12:26:07.458+01:002013-04-24T12:26:07.458+01:00AE at LBF sounds brilliant.AE at LBF sounds brilliant.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-90641012497840882342013-04-24T10:37:34.152+01:002013-04-24T10:37:34.152+01:00Stephanie, I think a gathering of Authors Electric...Stephanie, I think a gathering of Authors Electric at next year's London Book Fair is a must! We should look into it and organise it.<br />And Chris - for those of us too far away, there is BigBlueButton, Skype and other suitably Electrical ways for us Authors to drop in!Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45120868785960673212013-04-24T10:00:14.963+01:002013-04-24T10:00:14.963+01:00Really lovely to meet you Roz. The energy the Alli...Really lovely to meet you Roz. The energy the Alliance put into the Fair for its members and for authors in general was hugely impressive. It's a non-profit organisation & I'd highly recommend it. Stephanie Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574005537624406743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53268003035568787672013-04-24T09:53:28.548+01:002013-04-24T09:53:28.548+01:00Really informative post, although London is a bit ...Really informative post, although London is a bit too far away to consider attending. I've made a note to myself to look into The Alliance of Independent Authors. I'm already a member of the Society of authors and the Crime Writing Association (CWA), but I think this Alliance might be worth joining as an independent author.<br />Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-28497823782818952282013-04-24T09:52:44.374+01:002013-04-24T09:52:44.374+01:00Great to meet you at LBF, Stephanie. I was struck ...Great to meet you at LBF, Stephanie. I was struck by the difference between 2013 and the last time I went, in 2011. Even if authors aren't being welcomed in the more traditional parts of the Fair, we're certainly regarded as valid clients and service users in the digital zone. Onwards and upwards!Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-76303320852165836262013-04-24T09:52:20.425+01:002013-04-24T09:52:20.425+01:00Hope to see you there next year Dennis. Maybe we s...Hope to see you there next year Dennis. Maybe we should have an AE get together?Stephanie Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01574005537624406743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-21691584101372193572013-04-24T09:36:03.737+01:002013-04-24T09:36:03.737+01:00Me again. Just looked at Literary Platform. I se...Me again. Just looked at Literary Platform. I see Steve Rickard is a member. Ransom sound a good outfit. They're redoing some of the Evans books, including one of mine, which disappeared when E went belly-up and I have another with Steve now. Lit Platform looks very interesting.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78837945657634319042013-04-24T09:28:08.429+01:002013-04-24T09:28:08.429+01:00I used to go to the LBF quite regularly, to meet m...I used to go to the LBF quite regularly, to meet my agent and one of my American publishers. (Gosh, doesn't that sound good?) But then these contacts dried up. Agent said the LBF had become useless to her, US publisher said that it wasn't worth the air fare any more. I wandered round the publishers' stalls saying hello to people I knew and then got the train home. A harmless, vaguely pleasant but ultimately frustrating way to spend a day. But this all sounds SO much better now. I shall have to think carefully about it for next year. It looks as if it might really be worth my while at last.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.com