@chrismarcatili.bsky.social Tried to email you back, but it's getting returned.

This week’s post: on the trials and tribulations of getting reviews as an indie author and publisher. I dive into NetGalley, Book Sirens, and other methods - are they worth it? woodpigpress.substack.com/p/getting-re... #booksky

"Moving Day" Sue Ellen Ross, American artist, b. 1941. #art #painting #illustration

This week we look at the various types of printing available to indie authors and publishers, which is right for you, and which one I ended up choosing. woodpigpress.substack.com/p/finding-a-... #booksky #books #writing

This is all very sad. It was an interesting, fresh approach. Awful for the authors. Still, I've learnt a new word: "misfeasance".

To be fair, I totally believe that Trump is going to change the name of the first month to "Manuary".

#chekhov #chekhov’sgun

Ghosts and Monsters, is the first part in the Tidelands series, a dystopian blend of cyberpunk, first contact and Lovecraftian horror. Now available in ebook and paperback through WoodPig Press and other retailers. woodpigpress.com/the-tideland... 📚💙 #booksky

Great interview with author Johnny B. Truant regarding the ways in which indie publishing has changed for the worse, and how we can bring the joy and connection back to writing and publishing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPKp... 📚💙 #booksky

Authors beware...

Interesting guest post by SFF author Johnny B. Truant on @janefriedman.com's blog about "artisanal publishing", where the focus is on the quality of the book, not pricing cheap and publishing frequently. What do you think? janefriedman.com/quality-matt... 💙 🪐📚 #booksky

Just some little guys

Edris House. Painted 10 years ago this week! Watercolour. Still available as a print (A3 and A1) in my shop.

If you're an artist/illustrator – or you hire them – then DO NOT agree a "work for hire" arrangement. Read this post by Tom Richmond (famous for his MAD Magazine covers) for what it is, and why it's a bad idea: www.tomrichmond.com/work-for-hir... #booksky #illustration #art

@natureintheory.bsky.social Very fine work. Do you do book covers?

@steveeditor.bsky.social Hi Steve. Whereabouts in Wales are you?

This is very interesting. Though I do also wonder how much traffic BlueSky drives - or any social media, in fact, as they all want to keep you on the platform to some degree.

This week's Diary of a Micro-Press: Editing for Small Presses, in which I try to get my 'ed around the different types of editing. (Ha. Ha ha.) woodpigpress.substack.com/p/editing-fo... 💙📚 #booksky

This is an awful development. I use WeTransfer a lot. Why the hell do they need IP rights just to transfer your files? Anyone know of any reputable alternatives?

Very well put, Jojo Moyes.

Teslas very soon programmed to drive only in the far right lanes

Let battle be joined. #booksky #philosophy

Took two books to the charity shop. Came back with two more. In decluttering terms, I believe this is known as "treading water". #booksky

I chat with Dr Ashley Owen of the Books Council of Wales regarding possible funding for small presses: woodpigpress.substack.com/p/grant-fund... #booksky

Interview with Tim Batcup, the proprietor of the last indie bookshop in Swansea, as we chat about his attitude to indie authors and publishers: woodpigpress.substack.com/p/the-last-i... #booksky

"Rendez-vous at the Riesenrad" giclee art print 18x18" on sale tomorrow Friday 4 at 5pm UK time via @blackdragonpress more info: www.blackdragonpress.co.uk/blogs/news/t...

Useful summary by ALLi's Orna Ross of the recent rulings regarding copyright and AI training, and what this means for authors: selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-ai-c... In summary: AI didn't steal copyright, but did illegally acquire authors' works for training materials. #booksky

I know it's not original, but "move slow and make things" is now my personal motto. Unfortunately, in practice, it's more often "move slow and break things". Usually electrical equipment.

Ironically, although they are agents of construction, once they are in your house, builders are remarkably effective agents of chaos.

A Bafta-winning artist with 56k followers on here speaks of how hard it is make a living. At one point I had a real-life readership (or in publications with) of over 8 million. Physical & mental burnout means 10 years later, I earn about £140 a month on patreon & am 5 weeks away from homelessness.

An interview with indie crime writer Dylan Jones, who shares his very enlightening views on book marketing: #booksky

"An immersive, entertaining and clever piece of science fiction!" - Dr Who Online Tidelands is an ongoing SFF serial. Set years in the future, it is a dystopian blend of cyberpunk, first contact and Lovecraftian horror. Published by WoodPig Press: woodpigpress.com/the-tideland... #booksky

He should change his name to Ball Baggins and be done with it.

This is a cool fun thing, and not satirical at all: www.bullshitjob.com/title/ Sincerely, etc, Dr Gareth Southwell, Human Markets Liaison, WoodPig Press.

Thanks to all who responded to our call for freelancers – the response has been quite overwhelming! If you're an illustrator, designer, editor, proofreader, formatter, reviewer, beta reader, narrator, translator, please get in touch. More here: woodpigpress.com/call-for-pub...

Well this is terrifying. Yay!

Interview with Swansea Libraries HQ regarding their attitude to indie publishing and what authors can do to get their books stocked. woodpigpress.substack.com/p/getting-in...

My cartoon in this weeks @newyorker.com

Woke to an email telling me money is going INTO my bank account instead of out of it, for once. Thank you to everyone that ordered prints from davidziggygreene.bigcartel.com this month 😚😚😚 Life savers.

Morning Swimmer 8 (2023) by Jon Doran. Oil on panel.

Week 6 of Diary of a Micro-Press, in which I interview Alan Bilton, writer and co-founder of Watermark Press: woodpigpress.substack.com/p/interview-...

Crypto + AI. It's like as if awful and worse had babies.

Sounds like the victim of a brain injury.

This one hit me in the feels today

AI and copyright: The rulings differ, here, but the most interesting thing is perhaps the bit about the threat of "market dilution": #Booksky

Diary of a Micro-Press follows my adventures in setting up my own publishing imprint. There are interviews, articles, etc, and should be of interest to anyone interested in all things publishing and writing. You can follow it on Substack here: woodpigpress.com/and-so-it-be... #booksky

i signed this! thank you to the organizers 🫧 writers with published books & people who work in publishing, including agents, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, & more, y’all can also sign the letter here: lithub.com/against-ai-a...

Very much looking forward to this! #booksky #rfkuang #katabasis

WoodPig Press is currently giving away free copies of Tidelands: Ghosts and Monsters. Enter the draw on Storygraph to win 1 of 250 ebooks or 5 paperbacks. (NOTE: Paperback prizes are available to UK residents only) app.thestorygraph.com/giveaways/bb... #Booksky #books #Storygraph

Long read about pros and cons of AI for writing and publishing. But the pros are definitely all pretty one-sided - i.e. publishers reducing costs on marketing and editorial work - which they are already doing. Writer/publisher solidarity won't last long. www.esquire.com/entertainmen... #booksky