29: Creative Process Review

Posted in Diary posts on April 27th, 2011 by Peter Baker

27 April 2011

When I got off that plane from South America in 2007 – the bit between my teeth – I’d calculated that writing a book might take a few months.

Complete fantasy.

With hindsight, such naiveté was probably for the best. Read more »

Book Update – April 2011

Posted in Book updates on April 12th, 2011 by Peter Baker

Hello Everybody

Last week, quite a few people realised that the book is now available for pre-order through online sales channels. I thought I’d better update you. Read more »

28: Clear Blue Skies

Posted in Diary posts on April 9th, 2011 by Peter Baker

9 April 2011

After securing the publishing deal for The Jolly Pilgrim, I experienced a two-hour period of elation, then knuckled down and focussed on next steps. Eyes on the endgame.

Top of my to-do list that afternoon was getting the hem of a suit fixed. That meant a visit to Sam, proprietor of ‘Smarty Pants’ dry cleaning and one of my local Manor-Park homies. Naturally, we talk about stuff. Read more »