Colin Mulhern

I've just made my first unagented submission. It's only to a couple of publishers to test the water, but I'm fizzing. It's been so long since I sent something out on my own. The story is a 10,000 word chapter book aimed at younger readers, subtly titled: Buttercup Sunshine and the DEADLY UNDEAD ZOMBIES OF DOOOOM! It's probably the silliest thing I've written, but it was great fun. A huge change from the edgy YA stuff. Couldn't resist a scribble of the MC and one of the zombies as I see them. But I'd also like to leave it up to the editor, and see how they'd like this story presented.  So... fingers crossed.

I think I've reached a whole new level of nerdism. I've done a video blog on the quality of a paperback. But, somewhere out there is another equally nerdy writer desperate to know the quality of KDP paperbacks - are they actually any good? How long does the process take? Do they look like real papery paperbacks you find in bookshops. Hold onto your seats... it's a white knuckle ride on the crazy wild roller-coaster that is Kindle Direct Publishing.