News Funny reaction 26 October 2009 to the news about Andrew Lloyd Webber. I’ve never met him, though have seen him a few times – most recently at the press launch of “Love Never Dies” where he seemed relaxed and displayed the timing of a half decent comedian too. Like I said, I don’t know him, and have no real reason […] Read more »
News small e-book extra thought 24 October 2009 pointed out while chatting about them last night… If reading the latest Katie Price in paperback in public, nobody is going to mug you for it*. Unlike if you have a shiny and expensive e book (at least until the price falls to the point where they give them away with a gallon of unleaded). […] Read more »
News I've seen the future – and it doesn't work… 23 October 2009 When signing the contract for the forthcoming book (very soon now) Mr P and I spent hours debating the clauses on electronic version rights, particularly, ‘how do you declare an electronic version “out of print?”’ At the time, Amazon.com’s electronic reader Kindle was in its infancy, and there were almost no competitors. Still, it is […] Read more »
News Pro or Am? 20 October 2009 “The Rise and Fall Of Little Voice” hits the West End with an “X-Factor 2008” contestant in the title role. Her training was undertaken at the school of “St Simon The Waistband,” her accession to the role of LV all the more remarkable for coming from there rather than the traditional three years and three […] Read more »
News Snails and Rockets 16 October 2009 16th October. Not a particularly memorable date, unlike the 17th, which is the birthday of three theatrical greats – Arthur Miller (who also gave nerds everywhere hope marrying Marilyn); Cameron Mackintosh, and Peter Stringfellow. O.K, so I was joking about Cameron. No, what made 16th October 2008 memorable was that it was the day I […] Read more »
News Monkey greetings 13 October 2009 First off, welcome to those theatremonkey.com guests surfing in from the main website. Glad you found the link and, if you scroll down a bit you’ll get an exclusive sneekee peek at two actual pages from the book. By the way, for those who are wondering, the paper version has now left the printing press […] Read more »
News Beating the Drum 9 October 2009 When it comes to letting the world know about your latest creation, your options really depend on who you are – or more precisely, how deep your pockets are. Mr P has so far done a sterling job of press releases and AI sheets (“advance information” sheets, apparently, the lifeblood of the book trade) plus setting […] Read more »
News Read between the Guidelines 6 October 2009 Authors can get paid for every time their book is borrowed from a public library in the UK. It’s around 5p a go, but as 5p may one day be the difference between walking in the rain and taking the bus, Mr P suggested I sign up for it. Full of charity, that one, no offer of a […] Read more »
News If you see Sid, tell him. 3 October 2009 Those of a certain age will remember this slogan. A reminder to the Tory faithful that the Gas Board was for sale at knock-down prices while stocks lasted. Selling a book is pretty similar, but on a smaller budget. Amazon have decided that Theatremonkey is a good thing. We made an impact on their chart […] Read more »
News A bit like you-know-what, really… 30 September 2009 Well, it is. Convivial restaurant encounter leads to negotiating terms leads to endless deep and meaningless conversations during which the whole thing takes on a life of it’s own and you realise that you are speaking a language which has become mutually exclusive to the partnership. So you move on to the endless creative shuffling […] Read more »