Author Archives: Zoe

My talk generated much enthusiasm and led on quite naturally to a small workshop on self-publishing.  People wanted to know in detail how I had started Sage Press!  One participant, Nicholas Reed, himself a self-publisher who gives talks, contacted me … Continue reading →

I’m giving a lecture in March — I hope you’ll come along. I’ll be talking about how my experience of publishing a series of books on trees led me to create my own publishing consultancy, Zoesbooks. I launched the tree … Continue reading →

Michelle has not been idle (see Tree Books get a New Lease of Life).  Before anyone could say “topiary tree” she had whipped up a website and linked it to Facebook and Twitter, all in the cause of marketing the … Continue reading →

I started Sage Press Publishing in 1999, a niche company whose purpose was to produce a series of small books on particular trees. I commissioned nearly all the books from specialists and wrote one myself, and in all we published … Continue reading →

Recently I was approached by an English lady living in Burgundy. She had put together a most wonderful book about wildflowers in Burgundy, including photographs and trilingual text in English, Latin and French. Before contacting me she had used free … Continue reading →

How important is it to discuss a book project face-to-face?  Well, a surprising number of my authors enjoy being able to come and see me down here in Kent, armed with files, books and photos and sometimes even a laptop, … Continue reading →

I think it’s good that these days authors planning to publish their own book have already prepared so much before coming to me for further publishing advice and guidance. Some use Photoshop to work on their images, others bravely tackle … Continue reading →

Today I am putting together a plan of action for a new client who is preparing a very accessible series of books on aspects of running your own business. In the first instance we will be working on six titles, … Continue reading →

I can honestly say that some of my best clients are 80 years old and over. In fact I recently started working with an 89-year-old, full of life and energy and very excited about seeing his memoirs in print. He … Continue reading →

On Monday I bumped into one of my clients, leading mosaic artist Oliver Budd, and his wife Fiona at a local arts event.  It was great to meet up again and hear how things were going. Last year Oliver attended … Continue reading →