10 mile ride including 1,700 feet of accent (Paul walked with the picnic. I dismounted to walk the steep accents) Up and over Conwy Mountain, through Capelulo village, up and over Foel Lus towards Tal Y Fan; then crossed the Afon Gyrach at the ford and galloped hell for leather up the spongy track on the other side. I thought I had a great video of this, but Storm decided to leap a ditch at the start so the GoPro fell too far forwards and all I got was blurred grass 😂 Picnic stop by the Big Stone on the North Wales Path. Fab day.
What a fascinating article, Jan. Now I look again at the Water trilogy covers by crappy old Accent press they look like a typical budget-small-press run – like they wanted to cut corners! They seemed okay at the time but only ‘okay’ – compared with your wonderful new ones that look so professional. Hope they do wonderfully for you, and I can see why the Sky ones have produced great results!
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As always your blogs are informative and sensible. Thanks!
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Blimey! You’d expect Accent Press, of all people, to be a bit more committed to Wales, being that they’re based there! Wales is a fabulous setting and they should be promoting it, not putting it down. Good luck with the new branding, Jan. Hope it goes really well.
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Thanks Wendy!
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I think the covers you have now are stunning, Jan.
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Thanks Kate!
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You’ve given me a lot to think about. Thank you. I set my stories in New Zealand. Apparently that’s guaranteed to limit my sales. No one reads NZ historical fiction even though my stories are about Cornish Welsh Irish and English immigrants who emigrated in search of a better life. I did create a author brand but my covers need work. About the nrekeasectg story if a Gwenna the Welsh confectioner. It’s time to get a creative design.
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