by Tor Roxburgh | Apr 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Printed, Shipped, Cleared & Stocked! The Light Heart of Stone on pallets After the galleys were checked, the Hong Kong printing presses rolled and The Light Heart of Stone came into existence as a paperback on the Everbest production line. The books were then...
by Tor Roxburgh | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
The digital proof for the cover of my new fantasy novel, the Light Heart of Stone, arrived from Hong Kong in the middle of January. It didn’t look so very different from the printouts Michele and I used when we were pouring over design options. That’s the point,...
by Tor Roxburgh | Dec 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have been working on a book trailer for my new fantasy novel, The Light Heart of Stone.If you haven’t come across book trailers before, you might like to have a quick look at a few examples:Stunningly beautiful – the New Zealand Book Council’s trailer for Going West...
by Tor Roxburgh | Jul 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
A surfeit of meOne of the nice things about being published by a mainstream publishing house is that the marketing and publicity department take some of the responsibility for promoting you and your writing. In reality, you still have to do your fair share of...
by Tor Roxburgh | Jun 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Marketing Plan #1 Gets Some AdjustmentWhen Velislav Georgiev and I began making public sculpture at the end of the 90s, we got our first break by joining forces with another artist, Annee Miron. Together, we could offer project management (me) and good art (Annee and...
by Tor Roxburgh | May 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
I was in Melbourne today. Had lunch with a friend who works in a major publishing house. We didn’t really talk about publishing, but the Borders demise was mentioned.On the way home, I went to Borders in Highpoint. I bought $502.40 worth of books for $50.24. It...
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