Juliet – J A BOWLER

5 Things Independent Authors do that are a Dead Giveaway

We’re marking our own homework and it shows.

Coverage in the Local Papers

Local papers generally do a great job at covering local authors. Articles like this benefit everybody involved. It would have been great if they had gotten my name right! Ah well.

For independent authors, one of the most challenging aspects of writing is not the writing, it’s the marketing. Not being signed to a traditional publishing house does have a lot going for it, including the freedom to write to your own deadlines, to retain the full rights to everything you publish, including international and foreign… Continue reading The Positive Feedback Loop

Winning Pictures

Thank you to Peter and Walter who sent me these delightful monsters from Goblin Earth! I’m not sure if they can be tamed, but they look quite fierce.

The Dominance of the Big ‘a’ (and Why it’s so Hard to Resist)

It’s a wonderful moment the first time you hold in your hand a physical copy of a book that you’ve written. No amount of digital text can compete with that solid artefact. It’s also comforting to note that people still love them. Reading the real thing has not been killed off by all the putative… Continue reading The Dominance of the Big ‘a’ (and Why it’s so Hard to Resist)

Free Summer Competition for Young Book Lovers !

As the Summer Holidays begin, enter this FREE COMPETITION for a chance to win a copy of The Improbable Adventures of Dexter Duckworth! Open to all children aged up to 11 years. All you have to do is create a piece of artwork based on your idea of a creature that lives in Goblin Earth,… Continue reading Free Summer Competition for Young Book Lovers !

Welcome to my author site

If nothing else, the combination of retirement from teaching and Covid-19 has provided ample opportunity for all the things that are required of an independent author/publisher. They are many and varied and the website is just one. So this is new, but in fact I am not new to making them. I think my first… Continue reading Welcome to my author site