MY PATH TO PUBLICATION
Julie Shackman
The author of Scottish romances describes how she found her dream publisher
'At primary school, I was infatuated by books and creative writing.
‘This passion for reading and writing continued and I eventually became a journalist, but the lure of writing feel-good fiction became too irresistible several years ago. That was when I had my first two books digitally published by the London based independent publisher Not So Noble Books. In fact, I read about their appeal for new submissions in Writing Magazine.
‘But like so many authors, I always dreamt of securing a traditional publisher.
‘I submitted my next book, which was to become A Room at the Manor, to agents and although I received a number of positive comments about my writing style and several requests for the full MS, an offer of representation remained elusive.
‘There were moments when I wondered whether I should give up and perhaps someone was trying to tell me something, but I remembered what my much-loved, late Mum used to say; “Never give up. Ever.”