Authors Electric

Well that was fun. Publication Day for “What Lies Around Us” started with a spot on BBC Breakfast. I usually find television studios a bit daunting but this one, consisting of two people chatting on a sofa, watched by one distracted looking cameraman, was totally chilled. It was my first visit to “ Media City ” in Salford , which is a little on the bleak side but in fairness I only really crossed a square from the Holiday Inn to the BBC’s front door. Female First , an on-line magazine then published an article by me on “Ten Things you didn’t know about ghostwriting”, with a big plug for the book, and reviews started to come in on a succession of book blogs. I have written before about how much I like the idea of book bloggers and the fantastic reviews I received this time have reaffirmed my enthusiasm. They have furnished me with an abundance of boastful quotes which I can splash all over my website, and any other flat surface I can find.  There was only ...

By the time I write my next Authors Electric blog my latest novel “What Lies Around Us” will be out, so at the time of writing I am watching as the publisher, (Red Door) and PR company, (Emma Finnigan), build up a head of steam. The book has started to exist in the on-line world. If you google the title it comes up for sale in any number of different outlets, even though it is not out officially until June 13 th . The cover art pops up at the click of a button and advance copies have gone out to book bloggers, reviewers and all the rest. What Lies Around Us by Andrew Crofts Early reviews have started to appear on Goodreads already, so I am able to start extracting the juiciest phrases for the website, (and below) - and for future use on paperbacks etc. I love this moment in the process when anticipation and optimism are high, before the backlash arrives. Comments on Goodreads “The ultimate summer thriller” “Insights into the p...