Book about Cycling/Busking/Wild-camping in North-East England

[ThompsonCrowley]

Hi guys. Some of you may know that a couple of years ago I wrote my first book, about cycling, wild-camping and busking up and down the North-East coast of England (and briefly Scotland). I'd spent the previous year travelling the U.K in a campervan, but it had by then broken into a state unusable. I was desperate to get back on the road but just didn't know how. One day inspiration hit me in the form of an old bicycle lying in a ditch. I dragged it out, tied a few things to it (my guitar, a tent & cooker) and began my new life cycling up and down the various towns through Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland & the Scottish border. The book is about the tales and adventures which followed, an inspiring read about the joys of cycling, the desire to roam, the beauty of the British countryside and the interesting folk one meets when journeying through it.
I've had a really hard time with the company which originally published the book (a lesson to anyone else with a book), basically it was a scam in which I was left to do all the promotion. Fortunately though I've quite recently managed to buy my way out of the contract and have printed some of my own paperback copies to sell.
If anyone's interested here's where you can grab yourself one: http://www.lunchmusic.co.uk/Buy the Book/
Thanks for reading, and keep on pedalling!
All the best,
Tom

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wvF9kTujtA

 

[tyred]

I'm looking forward to reading it

 

[ColinJ]

It sounds interesting but I buy ebooks these days. Why don't you publish it for Kindle too?

People who prefer 'proper' books could still buy the original, but you would also potentially get thousands of ebook buyers interested.

 

[ThompsonCrowley]

Hi Colin, thanks for the interest. It was actually originally published as an E-book with the company I mentioned above. I would consider doing this myself but I still don't have the rights to publisher an E-book version, I have to pay the company even more money to de-list the E-book first. But I'll hopefully get this done in the not-too-distant future.

All the best.

 

[ColinJ]

Hi Colin, thanks for the interest. It was actually originally published as an E-book with the company I mentioned above. I would consider doing this myself but I still don't have the rights to publisher an E-book version, I have to pay the company even more money to de-list the E-book first. But I'll hopefully get this done in the not-too-distant future.

All the best.

I assumed that you owned the rights! One of the things I like about the Kindle (and similar systems) is that anyone can have a go at publishing their own book. 99% are probably awful, but at least the opportunity is there. I hope that you get your rights back and I will watch out for the Kindle version, preferably priced at under £3!

You weren't riding through Hebden Bridge this afternoon by any chance, were you? I had never seen a cyclist carrying a guitar until today, but having read this thread, I went over there and someone cycled past with an acoustic guitar strapped onto his back! It looked slightly smaller than a normal guitar.

 

[ThompsonCrowley]

No, it wasn't me this time, I'm in Spain atm!

All the best.

 

[AndyRM]

There are a fair few North East based book groups who would love a talk from you I reckon, I can put you in touch with mine if you are interested?

 

[ThompsonCrowley]

Yeah, definitely, that'd be great!

 

[ThompsonCrowley]

Ps. I've just made a wee video for the book, here:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wvF9kTujtA