Just got a small pile of hardback volumes of my long poem, “The House of Trees”. Quite pleased with how they have come out. After a few false starts, I went with Blurb. Having a solid book with paper pages is a joy. Not aiming for any mass market ( wherever that is ), particularly with poetry!
If anyone is interested, a few copies are available from http://www.greenmanshop.co.uk so please go and have a look.
Each spread has an image page facing the text pages, derived from photographs I took in Skye last autumn.
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Congratulations Simon. it’s quite beautiful.
congratulations! it must be fantastic to see your words in print.
Well, the process is certainly easier than going with publishers. We have done a lot of commissioned non-fiction books, and by the time they come out it’s just a relief to have the hassle over with….
Looks greast Simon, and graphics as well. Kudos.>KB
Thank you. I’m planning the next few now – things mainstream publishers would be unlikely to be interested in…
What they are interested in seems gimmkey, unfathomable and trite. I don’t understand the animal of ‘Contemporary Poetry’. It is neither man nor beast, fish or fowl–though much of it is foul in its posture. Golod luck.>KB
Nowt so strange as folk….
fantastic Simon. Fantastic.
A real relief to turn real pages!….
Gorgeousness!!! Congratulations to you, Simon, well done 🙂
Thanks. I have yet to go through it with a fine tooth-comb to locate errors I missed! But the general look I am pleased with. The equation of effort + appearance + cost is pretty acceptible for what I want. I will try a full colour book soon – more costly but also much more unlikely to find a mainstream publisher who doesn’t wield a barge-pole….
So true lol Much success always, Simon, you deserve it! 🙂
what a feeling!! YAY YOU!!
They look lovely. Congratulations.
congratulations dear! I’d buy anything written by you… unfortunately I can no longer turn the page of a book, so, I’ll delve in your beautiful writing herein ~ Blessings !
Well, it’s nice you’re here!
Barnstorming work.
Hee, hee! taa!