Herewith I officially announce the publication date of my book: 18 March. In just 4 weeks time In the Shade of the Mulberry Tree will be available to purchase online as a paperback or ebook.
How exciting is that? (And how often do you read blog posts that start with the word ‘herewith’?!)
In preparation for this momentous day in my life I am proposing to do a blog tour, if anyone would like me to call by. I can write a post, or be interviewed, or supply a prize for a competition (it would be a book!) – whatever suits you best. The topics can be varied: Zambia, motherhood, writing a book, the process of publication – whatever you like really. I’ll answer questions on the state of the world economy or the 1922 England Cricket team if you like (although the answers would be a lot shorter).
I propose doing the blog tour in the week leading up to 18 March, and some for a few days after. So, if you are interested, pop a comment in the box or send me a tweet @c_withenay. Propose a date – or range of dates – and I’ll sort them into some sort of sensible order (I hope!).
In the meantime…the proofs did arrive! I have found a few errors but surprised myself by thoroughly enjoying reading the book through from beginning to end. My surprise was because I could still enjoy reading it after so many, many read-throughs and edits! The stories still make me laugh and cry. I have also nearly completed the ebook formatting, so this week (in addition to all my half-term obligations) I plan to check out whether that works too. It is a busy, busy time, with organising the book launch as well.
Four weeks – not long, really. So please let me know if you’d like to be part of my book blog tour!
Would you like to drop by Frankly-books.com as part of your blog tour? I’d love to host you talking about all things writing and publishing 🙂
Thank you, Sally – I’d love to! I’ll email you directly with some suggestions, and we’ll take it from there! Catharine