The Only Genuine Jones
New Crowley/Jones story in progress
Wasdale Head: birthplace of English climbing. The Only Genuine Jones is, in part, the story of a climbing rivalry between two prodigious talents of the mid 1890s: Aleister Crowley and O.G. Jones. For my story I took the facts of the case (presented by numerous biographies and works of
The second week: growing enthusiasm, and short stories to look forward to
A selection of recent tweets about the book The Only Genuine Jones has survived its second week in the wild. Sales have been slower this week than they were at first, naturally enough, but things have been ticking over nicely and (more importantly) some readers have now finished the book.
The First Week
The Only Genuine Jones has now been on sale for just over a week. After the huge spike on day 1, sales have naturally slowed down but things are ticking over; this is usual for a new ebook release, as the first batch of readers get through the book and
The Only Genuine Jones now available in all major ebook formats
Through the Meatgrinder… I don’t believe in restricting myself to a single outlet. Amazon Kindle is currently the top dog when it comes to ebooks in the UK, but that isn’t set in stone; I certainly don’t want to find myself unable to sell my books if
The paperback version and beyond
Screenshot from http://www.clachaig.com/p/v/whats-on/february/ The Only Genuine Jones has only been available for a few days, but I’m already scheming ahead to think about the next step. It gives me great pleasure to announce that my book will be available in paperback from
Launch day: from bottom of the pile to bestseller in the mountaineering category
Yesterday was, I’m glad to say, an unqualified success. Even though it was a Sunday and therefore relatively quiet on the social networks, the ball got rolling pretty quickly and an overwhelming number of people spread the word. I’m lucky to have a lot of friends from my
My book is now available on Amazon Kindle
The 21st of October has dawned sunny and crisp (happy Trafalgar Day, by the way) and The Only Genuine Jones is finally ready to download! You can find it here on the Amazon Kindle store. If you enjoy the book and want to support me, I’d appreciate any and
The countdown is almost over
It’s been quite a week. Since last Friday, I have written an article on vintage mountaineering equipment for UKC, corresponded with a number of individuals who have emailed me with offers of help and best wishes (including some that may yield useful fruit later on), and watched the visitor
New article published on UKClimbing.com
Constructing my 19th century style ice axe in 2010 An article of mine has today been published on the UKClimbing.com website. It’s entitled “Inside the Tweeds of a Victorian Gentleman Climber”, and is a brief discussion of my experiments in vintage climbing gear and techniques. In the article
The final sprint
By this time next week, the final version of The Only Genuine Jones will be live on the Kindle store. I will allow myself 24 hours to download a copy myself and do a final check-through for formatting errors or any other problems that may have slipped the net. On