Chris May

I guess I hadn't thought about it but as I've been gaining traction on launching The Son of Man, I've also noted that sales of my first novel Silent Light, have begun to increase. Not massively but noticeably. At the launch of The Son of Man, I had one review on Amazon US for Silent Light (there were...

The first thing you learn when you publish a book is that reviews are so important. And they're not easy to come by. So I set a target to get 100 reviews on Amazon US by the end of 2025. Just made it...

I always write New Years resolutions and on 1st January 2025 I set myself the challenge of getting two books out by the year end. It was a big ask - publishing even one book requires more effort than you think - but I managed to get into a rhythm a hit each of the publisher's deadlines (I use the Right...

I always planned to launch The Son of Man on my birthday and it came off beautifully. My daughter went into event management mode - which she excels at - and basically we had a big party with canapes by Provenance and drinks from The Canned Wine Company. Oh and I sold about £300 worth of signed copies...

Finally, it's ready! There's a sense when a book arrives that your work is done. For published authors with a big marketing machine behind them that may be true. But it's only a milestone if you're self published. If writing a novel wasn't hard enough, the real work really begins right now. As I found...