Travel writer Peter Moore (author of Vroom with a View) reviews Chris Dowding's new book
The book [a few Drops short of a Pint] chronicles Chris and Kerryn's time spent living and working in Ireland. It is one of the few books about the Emerald Isle that doesn't read like it was written by Ireland's national tourist board. It's an honest account of the good times and the bad and you can find out more about it at Chris's website.
The thing about Chris's book that'll be of real interest to the readers of this blog is how he got it published. He entered a national writing competition for unpublished manuscripts called IP Picks and his was chosen as the winner in the Creative Non-Fiction category. (Other categories include Best Fiction, Best Poetry and Best First Book)
The competition is run by Interactive Publications, a small publishing house based in Brisbane. Looking at their website it seems they do a bit of self-publishing, but the winners of the competition at least are offered royalty publication - i.e. they do all the work and cover the costs and you get a royalty on each book sold.
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