Thanks for hosting today! I’d like to discuss the difficulties of swapping publishers, since it’s something I’ve gone through recently.
Seven Dirty Words was initially with Rocking Horse Publishing (and Four Letter Words still is), but on 3rd June it was re-released by Tirgearr Publishing. I’ve been asked by several people why I made the move, and I’d like to say that it has nothing to do with RHP, and everything to do with me.
RHP gave me a lot of support – they published my debut novel and for that I will always be grateful. Unfortunately because they are based in the US, their links to the UK market are limited, and being a writer in England, I wasn’t able to attend any of their events. My book launch was ruined by a tornado so hardly anyone turned up, and staying up until midnight on Skype was not my idea of mingling with the readers!
CITY NIGHTS: ONE NIGHT IN CHICAGO
Writer’s Block – n. Psychological inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing.
CITY NIGHTS: ONE NIGHT IN BIARRITZ
‘One Night in Amsterdam’ is an adult romance following a stag and a hen party as they explore the city’s Red-Light District. The characters experience the hedonism full on, getting increasingly drunk on lager and on the extremes of pleasure offered round every corner. Many visitors feel out of their comfort zone here and react in bizarre ways. Dean and Chloe, in particular, have their past, ‘safe’ lives thrown into turmoil. ‘One Night in Amsterdam’ attempts to distinguish between love and lust.
Jaz Hartfield is a writer and actor who loves travelling. He’s always looking for his next thrill, having tried bungee-jumping, parachuting, white-water rafting, pot-holing and deep sea diving. Jaz has lived in many different places; his favourite parts of the world include New Zealand, Kenya, Ireland and the Lake District in England. Having been on a stag weekend in Amsterdam, Jaz is unwilling to admit whether his novella, ‘One Night in Amsterdam’, has elements of the truth in it or not.