Dora Metcalf would be 134 on 11 March 2026 and, for her birthday, I’m pleased to announce that I have secured a publisher for my novel based on her life!
The Book Guild is a hybrid publisher who will provide editing, typesetting, cover design, printing and all the necessary behind-the-scenes services to enable the book to appear online (Amazon etc), as a paperback in UK bookshops and via print on demand internationally. Most importantly, they will promote the book in the trade and to the public. Probably the whole process will take 9-12 months, but I’ll know more when I have spoken to their production controller.
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It has taken a long time to reach this stage. Ongoing research into Dora’s story, learning novel craft, getting feedback from various writing professionals and working full time have made for slow progress. Added to that, finding a suitable publisher has taken some time. Dora’s story is unique and thrilling but it doesn’t fit into popular categories such as fantasy, romance or crime, so it has proven to be a harder sell than I anticipated. With 3,500 books published in the UK each week it is an extremely crowded marketplace, so I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. At last, though, a publisher has seen its potential and will bring it to market. Hurrah!
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