Lliam West, self publishing sensation
Lliam West is a self-publishing legend in Cornwall. You'll see his books in many different outlets but all those outlets have one thing in common - their Cornishness. Starting with Pandora in 2001, he's sold over 20,000 copies of his books by focussing on where his readership is likely to congregate as they look for a little piece of Cornwall to take back with them. And Liam's evocative thrillers are just what they need. I caught up with Lliam on his stall at the Royal Cornwall Show at the weekend. He told me that what I consider to be a remarkable sales record has been achieved by a great deal of hard work and driving up and down the county. "I'll approach a gift shop and offer them my books on a sale or return basis if I see they have some empty shelf space. I'm aiming at the "grey" market so feature a big house somewhere in Cornwall and many links back to the past like a secret mission undertaken in World War Two, the effects of which are onl...