Nick Spalding is an author who, try as he might, can't seem to write anything serious.
He's worked in the communications industry his entire life, mainly in media and marketing. As talking rubbish for a living can get tiresome (for anyone other than a politician), he thought he'd have a crack at writing comedy fiction - with an agreeable level of success so far, it has to be said.
Nick lives in the South of England with his fiancée. He is approaching his forties with the kind of dread usually associated with a trip to the gallows, suffers from the occasional bout of insomnia, and still thinks Batman is cool.
If you fancy getting in contact with Nick then add him on Twitter: @spalding_author / add him on Facebook: Nick Spalding / or email him at nick.spalding@hotmail.co.uk.
Nick is represented by AP Watt.
Nick is represented by AP Watt.
Bought Love From Both Sides this week. Read it in no time flat, and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I've bought all the others as well. Considering some of the rubbish that has made it onto the book shelves, I dont understand why an agent/publisher hasn't snapped you up yet. It can only be a matter of time. Presumably, given your success, you would suggest this aspiring author takes the self-publish route to get started too?
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ReplyDeleteI'd honestly say do both: self publish and go for the traditional route as well. The two are no longer mutually exclusive, thanks to how the self-pubbing route is starting to mature and become more credible. I have had some interest from agencies, so the stigma is thankfully disappearing. Do everything you can to get your name and your work out there.
Hi Nick, my boyfriend bought your book 'Love from both sides' not long ago - on my kindle account, I might add. He then proceeded to read out the funny bits to me. Well, needless to say, he read nearly the whole book out loud to me, then proceeded to stay up til 1.30 in the morning to finish it in one go. I have to say it is hilarious. I applaud your success. I am a newly self-published author and dream of reaching your level of success. So far I have had great feedback - sold 50 copies in one week but am worried it will dry up. So far most of my readers have been friends and facebook acquaintances. The feedback so far has been really good though and I just wondered if you had any advice for me in terms of getting myself out there. I have no marketing experience whatsoever. :(
ReplyDeleteMy book is called Twisted Knickers and is a romcom/adult read, Fifty Shades more colourful than Grey!
Nick, woke up at 2am this morning, freaking about having only one week left of my contract, limited funds in the bank, being slightly over weight, single and nearing 50. LRBS really cheered me up. Thanks mate! Simon L
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ReplyDeleteDownloaded Love... From Both Sides on the train at 22:10 on Monday night; finished it by 00:45 (glued to my Kindle as I walked to my car in the station car park where I sat in streelit comfort for the next two hours until I finished it, much to the puzzlement of later commuters).
ReplyDeleteDownloaded Love... And Sleepless Nights at 08:10 Tuesday morning, read it on the train to work, at lunch, back on the train that night and finished it at 08:30 the following morning (reading sadly interrupted by social plans on Tuesday night; I would have cancelled had it not seemed so rude)!
Downloaded Life... With No Breaks this afternoon and sneakily managed to get to "8:27pm" while walking to the bank and back during work hours. Planning on polishing off the rest this evening, around trying to pack for Rewind Festival, which I'm off to tomorrow. If I end up forgetting anything vital, such as underpants for instance, I shall lay the blame squarely at your door, Spalding!
Almost regretful I'm away the next few days, as it means it'll be Monday before I can get stuck into On A High and Scary Shorts. In the meantime I shall have to soothe that itch by calling to pester my mother for her thoughts on your work after purchasing the first two books in print form on Amazon this afternoon and having them posted to her by Next Day Delivery. *That* is how imperative I think it is she reads them! In fact, the only complaint I have about you is that you cannot write as fast as I can read, so at some point in the depressingly near future I shall have to turn to some other authors to keep me occupied just until you publish the next gem. Still holding out hope for a sequel to The Cornerstone at some point, after reading that one last week.
All in all, I'm loving your work, and by association, YOU - and you should probably be grateful that the word "fiancée" appears in your bio above or you may well have found some weird woman turning up on your doorstep next week professing an undying love for you. I still might, just to see the reaction ;)
Keep writing, fella!
Hannah
Thanks Hannah :) I should have some news next month about what's coming next from me. Irons in the fire, and all that...
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ReplyDeleteI've read 'Life with no breaks' and Life on a high'. I have to say that both had me laughing out loud something, I am not normally inclined to do. Really I annoyed my girls so much that they threatened to delete your book from my kindle if I didn't stop.
I really enjoy your easy style and you have a way of describing an event in a way that really brings it to life in such a comical way.
Great books - keep them coming.
Finnished reading Life With No Breaks and felt I'de made a new friend whilst reading it, shortly after this I finished the book and was very sad. I was puzzled for a while as to why, but realised that I'd lost my friend. I now realise that it was a tad insane to make friends with an inanimate object. Oh well, on to Life On A Flight :) :D
ReplyDeleteI was introduced to the "Love" series by my work pal, who brought her kindle in to work and let a few of us read the first chapter, after falling about laughing we were told in no uncertain terms get your own copy and give me my Kindle back! NOW! I mean it!
ReplyDeleteI downloaded the first two "Love..." ebooks that same evening, then ordered the third one to be sent to me as soon as was available. I have not enjoyed reading as much for such a long time. Waiting for my MOT I read part of Love and Sleepless nights, and was laughing so much that I would not have been disappointed if my car had failed!
Not stopped reading or laughing since I started your books, I downloaded the "Life" ebooks and am on the 2nd one and is a bit worrying that when I am finished my life will be so empty and people will stop looking at me as if I am the village idiot for laughing out load in public and the kids will stop shouting "Go To Sleep!" through the bedroom wall as I giggle myself to sleep after reading of Jamie and Laura's latest escapade.
More more more please or I will have to write about my life, which really is unbelievable lol!