Patricia Farnsworth-Simpson is also known as Pat the Poet because as her name suggests she writes poetry. Pat is based on Tenerife and Tenerife Islander thought she would make an interesting subject for an interview for his HubPages site.
Pat the Poet is also a publisher and runs a poetry alliance as well. Pat has lived on Tenerife for many years in Puerto de la Cruz and often writes about the island.

There are three easy steps to sink your book’s prospects

And there are many more. But let’s be charitable and assume your book is the bee’s knees. It’s beautifully written; readers are lapping up books covering your chosen theme, and you are bringing something new to the table. Publishers and agents will be delighted to hear from you.

If only. The truth is best faced sooner than later. Publishing is a cut-throat business, and one that is seldom as professional as you might imagine.

Okay, so you’ve written your book and now you want to send it out into the big wide world, but you don’t know where to start. Below are ten things that you’d be seriously advised to consider before you do