My Little Notepad

My Little Notepad was my corner of the internet while I learned to blog, from around 2010 to 2019.

I have posts on all aspects of my life, writing, reading, and the early years of being a mother.

Tag: publishers

  • I Have a Dream…

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    Do you know what I would really like? What would be amazing and brilliant and fantastic and… ok, ok I’ll get on with it. A North East Writing Festival. Yes, I know there’s one in York in March, but hear me out, please? I’m not in the poorest bracket of people in the country, in… Read more

  • The Self-Publishing Storm

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    First off, I would like to make it VERY clear that I am a rank amateur. I have had books published by no mainstream, small or independent press or any combination thereof. My only published work is on this blog, and whether that counts as published or not seems to be entirely subjective. So while… Read more

  • Aaaaand Press ‘Send’…

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    So, in the last couple of weeks, after putting it away for a while, I have taken out my picture book (which you may remember from my post Lightning Bolts and Dragons). I have revised it, changed the character name a couple of times, tweaked it and polished it. I have bought a copy of… Read more