Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Modern Traditional Morgans 1997-2020

A new thread. It's been a long time in the making. Contract completion was 1st May last year but the publisher has a lot of spinning plates.

So, expected release is 15th September, and today begins the process of final edit. I received the first draft cover layout this morning, which is chosen by the publisher, not me!

There is a typo on the second line which will be fixed.

A quick update. It is now moving very fast. Publication is 16th September and the publisher is very keen to promote it. I have my copy and it's really nicely put together.

I supplied a sample of images to the publisher for the cover, and they chose red and yellow for the striking look, without knowing that they are my cars. Just saying!

Provisional date for signing at BHM is Saturday 19th September. To be confirmed soon.

Nice one Dave , looking forward to my limited edition signed copy

I have ordered here blackwells.co.uk as they provide postage to France (as many countries) and it was very easy.

Got the first proof yesterday, so did a blitz on any typos. Quite good first pass, with only a few nips and tucks, and commas to insert.

Here is a teaser.....................



Typo on Ch 6 to be sorted. We all have a book in us. You realise this? But translating that book into 'a book' faces huge obstacles. The first time, and I needed convincing, I had the right contacts which gave me a door which was ajar.

This time I got a poke from JohnV6 ^^^^ who had seen a request from the commissioning editor from Amberley, and After sitting on the fence a while, I decided to contact him just to see if we could make it work. He sent me a copy of the Jaguar XK book in the Amberley series, so that I could get a feel for the expectations. After some exploration of ideas, we settled on my era, the Long Doors. But this motoring series is not aimed at the practicalities, its more of a storybook of how things happen in the way they did and what was the outcome.

Yes Paul. Sarah will keep a stock of signed books for later supply, with bookmarks.