The paperback version of my forthcoming novel, The Other Times of Caroline Tangent has now been printed, and is winging its way to Gardners for distribution to online retailer and…
My Montage Homage to Time Travel Novels
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
For Readers
Book Covers, Time Travel
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Just a bit of fun! Any others you think I should include here?
Using Vellum Software for Typesetting
March 20, 2021
March 20, 2021
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
Publishing, Writing
Typesetting
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Because I am self-publishing The Other Times of Caroline Tangent, I needed to get it typeset for my ebook and paperback versions. I did investigate using professional typesetters, but I…
Write What You Want to Write – Not What You Think is Commercial
September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
Writing
Inspiration
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Before I completed my first novel which was published, I tried writing several other books (plus more that never got past chapter one…), including one called The Spectrum of Legitimacy.…
What have you done today to help sell another copy of your book?
September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
Writing
Inspiration, PR
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I used to be a software salesman, and on one occasion I visited one of the UK’s main political parties to demo our system. When I was there, I noticed…
The Best 7 Novels About Food
September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
For Readers
Food
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Food is in many novels, including mine, but there are some books which nail it. Some revolve around food, others incorporate it less so but in such a way that…
What inspired me to write The Kosher Delhi
September 1, 2019
September 1, 2019
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
For Readers, Writing
Food, Inspiration
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One of the most common questions I am asked is: What inspired you to write your book, The Kosher Delhi? I should prefix my answer with a quick overview of…
So you’ve written your novel, you’re ready to submit it to agents/publishers and now you have to write a synopsis. Good luck! If you haven’t done this yet and you…
Ursula K. Le Guin wrote “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” This is a marvellous way…
Fictional Restaurants I Would Like to Eat in
June 5, 2019
June 5, 2019
Ivan Wainewright
By: Ivan Wainewright
Random Thoughts
Food, Restaurants
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One of the themes in The Kosher Delhi is food, and the restaurants which Vik works in. All fictional, of course. Which got me thinking: which fictional restaurants would I…