COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH...........THREE DAYS TO GO

 

No writer is a solo artist. There is a whole team behind each book that makes it to publication. Sometimes the teams are big and sometimes they are small, but the most important thing is that they love the book and the story told.

On the journey to launching a book, you meet a lot of different people who have a crucial role before the paperback can be put on the shelf. But it is not just about getting the book in to the bookshops, it is a whole series of things that must come together to represent properly the story that has been told.  

The team at Black and White Publishing have worked around the clock to get The Judge’s Wife ready for publication, considering they only first read the script last January.

First came the editing by Karyn Millar and Chris Kydd. They are eagle eyed word wranglers and their suggestions were spot on. Then came the cover design by photographer and designer Henry Steadman with Alison McBride and Campbell Brown of Black and White working overtime to get it just right, so that the cover would accurately portray the story of Vikram and Grace.

Once the editing process and cover were finished, the publicity team of Laura Nicoll and Daiden O’Regan took over, arranging a host of events and interviews to coincide with publication and a blog tour to boot. They also took charge of the beautifully presented packages sent out to bloggers and press across the UK and Ireland.

And in the middle of all these busy times, Rights Manager Janne Moller announced the Norwegian rights to The Judge’s Wife had been sold. Now, Digital manager Thomas Ross starts overseeing the online content as the books shipped out to shops are stacked on to the shelves.

Maybe I have had the easiest job of all ……….writing the book!