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The Last Dinner Party

Lauren has experienced her own last dinner party, and I know which she would have preferred. The moon rose in the Victoria Warehouse with a delicious touch of the gothic. A night in the arms of the surreal music of Abigail, Lizzie, Emily, Georgia and Aurora. No Red Marsh King in sight. Join Lauren’s journey,Continue reading “The Last Dinner Party”

A Note in the Margin

Found in the margins of an A4 Black Notepad titled ‘2017’ Odd that Lauren should sign the entry. As though she needed to remind herself. Lauren Miller wrote this. She did. Lauren Miller. That’s who! To find out more about Lauren Miller and her brother, Jake click on ianhedley.com Join Lauren’s journey, playlist and all,Continue reading “A Note in the Margin”

In the Neighbourhood

Pale Waves, headlining the Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester. There are days and nights, I wonder whether I will see Lauren out there, alone. This isn’t her time, or then, maybe it is, and Heather Baron-Gracie is exactly the lead vocalist she would want to be. To find out more click on ianhedley.com

Frustrated Paperback Writer

Who knew the road to self publishing success was such a tortuous one. “Err … Pretty much everybody!” So … a not-so-unexpected apology to the fans out there impatiently waiting for the paperback release. I found myself caught in the clutches of ‘A Forever Edit’ – novice authors beware – and then I slammed upContinue reading “Frustrated Paperback Writer”

Rite of Passage

Leeds Festival. Better up north. A Post G.C.S.E.s rite of passage. Lauren would so wanted to have been here. But then the Red Marsh King had other ideas. Hold on. In the crowd. Is that? No … it can’t be. To find out more click on ianhedley.com

Who Knew Publishing The Paperback Would Be So Hard?

So, you’ve finished the book, published the e-Book. It’s all plain sailing from here. But is it? No. It isn’t. Welcome to the hell of creating a wraparound book cover, the annoying dotted-lines, grey fields and red boundaries that never quite fit your carefully photoshopped image. The spine folds that are never in exactly theContinue reading “Who Knew Publishing The Paperback Would Be So Hard?”

San Diego Comic-Con

This place is insane. Sadly, this year only a visitor, fan, acolyte … whatever term best fits those of us that make the mad journey to this celebration of all things creative and strange, where humans, despite being crammed into, often hot and stuffy spaces, smile, jump up and down on tiptoes and pass eachContinue reading “San Diego Comic-Con”

Finally Pressed Publish

How many times does it take before you feel confident enough to press publish on Amazon KDP? My magic number turned out to be three. So fear and excitement really do taste much the same. Another step taken in the direction of indie authorship. In seventy-two hours ‘The Red Marsh King’ – Book One –Continue reading “Finally Pressed Publish”

Is There Anyone Out There?

Testing. One. Two. Three. With the website launched, in its ‘draft’ form, now begins the obsessive checking of WordPress dashboards and clicking randomly as I try to figure out how everything works, bolstered by the ridiculous hope that people will find you, even though, no one knows you are here. And Lauren. Lauren continues toContinue reading “Is There Anyone Out There?”

Finally Live

Launching your website, even when you know that no one is clicking on your domain, is still a little scary. You work hard, grappling with WordPress, trying hard to make everything look great, and then you launch, and a bit like an early moon shot, it looks good, and then … there’s a flare inContinue reading “Finally Live”