Authors Electric

Americans in Dundee - at the top of the Law In the past, authors did not concern themselves with promoting their books. That was a job for the publisher. But times have changed and authors, both traditional and indie, are now responsible for their own promotion. Now, promotion does not come easy to authors who are more attuned to closeting themselves with computer or pen and paper, and promotion is often a chore. However, I had the opportunity recently of engaging in a promotional task which was pleasurable and great fun. Earlier in the year I was asked if I would accompany a group of American visitors on a tour of Dundee to visit the settings in the Dundee Crime Series , and on the next day accompany them to the fishing village of Auchmithie to talk about my fisher saga A Salt Splashed Cradle . Naturally I accepted this offer with alacrity. It was a small group of fifteen people, and they were spending some time in Dundee following their visit to Scotland ’s crime fe...