Sep
19th
Well done, well done, well done, well done
By Harry
Monsterly giant & humungously enormous congratulations to WW
client, Dania el Kadi, whose book Summer Blast has become
a number one bestseller in her native Lebanon.
We've had bestsellers and prizewinners before, but this is the first time that a client of ours has had a number 1 hit book. Debi Alper - yes, her again - was the editorial wizard who helped make this happen. Big fat congrats to her too.
The book was (as I remember it) a wonderful combination of women's fiction and gritty reality-war story. It's Bridget Jones meets the Middle East. Not just a fun book, as it happens, but an important one. The book is also available here on Amazon. If we can get Dania to come to the Getting Published event next month, we will.
In fact, Dania's success has inspired us. We'll give away a bottle of fizz to the best entry to Slushpile Live at the GP event. Writing is such a tough game that it deserves to be celebrated. If you can come, then please do. If not - well, we'll raise a glass to absent friends.
And almost-finally, and talking of friends, many of you will have met Tom Harper at the Festival of Writing. He's got a new thriller out right now and he's blogged about it here. Tom is absolutely brilliant - he's run the Crime Writers' Association and is devoted to both the genre and to writers generally. All power to his elbow (and other major joints too, of course. We have a strong diversity policy here at WW Towers.)
And finally-finally, I feel I have to bring you what is definitely the quote of the day. Laura Wilkins (who runs the office here) - 'If you have a really boring voice, it's like God stamping on your head.' Love it.
(Laura, btw, would like me to add that she meant this in a nice way - that some people try extra hard. And she did mean it nicely. She's nice like that.)
We've had bestsellers and prizewinners before, but this is the first time that a client of ours has had a number 1 hit book. Debi Alper - yes, her again - was the editorial wizard who helped make this happen. Big fat congrats to her too.
The book was (as I remember it) a wonderful combination of women's fiction and gritty reality-war story. It's Bridget Jones meets the Middle East. Not just a fun book, as it happens, but an important one. The book is also available here on Amazon. If we can get Dania to come to the Getting Published event next month, we will.
In fact, Dania's success has inspired us. We'll give away a bottle of fizz to the best entry to Slushpile Live at the GP event. Writing is such a tough game that it deserves to be celebrated. If you can come, then please do. If not - well, we'll raise a glass to absent friends.
And almost-finally, and talking of friends, many of you will have met Tom Harper at the Festival of Writing. He's got a new thriller out right now and he's blogged about it here. Tom is absolutely brilliant - he's run the Crime Writers' Association and is devoted to both the genre and to writers generally. All power to his elbow (and other major joints too, of course. We have a strong diversity policy here at WW Towers.)
And finally-finally, I feel I have to bring you what is definitely the quote of the day. Laura Wilkins (who runs the office here) - 'If you have a really boring voice, it's like God stamping on your head.' Love it.
(Laura, btw, would like me to add that she meant this in a nice way - that some people try extra hard. And she did mean it nicely. She's nice like that.)
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