In the few decades that I've been writing fiction, my work has been handled by some major traditional publishing houses. Pan and Headline in the UK. Tor Books, Schusters and HarperCollins in the States. And getting a finished manuscript into print used to be a long, slow process involving line edits, copy edits, galley proofs and heaven knows what else. A task lasting at least a year, which is pretty frustrating when you are eager too see your latest fiction out there on the shelves..

But my new publishers - Endeavour Media - are the very model of a modern publishing house. Working only in the fields of eBooks and print-on-demand paperbacks, and doing all the above functions electronically, they brought out a good-looking edition of THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES in less than half the time that a conventional publisher would take.

And when I was unhappy with the book's original cover, they were able to provide me with a better one the very same day.



Great stuff. They've been a real pleasure to work with, and I look forward to bringing out more fiction with them in the near future. More Holmes fiction? Well, let's just say I have a few ideas.

If you're seriously interested in the whole process of writing and getting published, btw, my non-fiction book HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: THE ART OF CREATING PROFESSIONAL FICTION has just received its first - and excellent - review on Amazon, and is as good a place to start as any.