THE GUIDE BOOK

This was the original title for the book that ended up as Walk This Way, my less than best-selling volume on guiding. It was fun writing the book and the result, apart from the misprints, was something I was proud of, although sales were limited (still available through Amazon but not bookshops).
I have decided to revive the title for my next project, a new version of The Souvenir Guide Book, which has sold reasonably steadily over the last few years and is just about the only piece of writing I have made some real money from. There seems to be a market for what I call 'bog books', ie books that can be left in the loo and browsed through when waiting for the plop of a number two - buffets rather than three course meals to use a metaphor from the other end of the process.
It is half term at the moment so Julia is here (watching telly, what a surprise). At least she is off the computer so I can enter this post, look at emails and start organising the rewrite. Actually will probably start next week. That post season lethargy creeping in, but I will be back in action soon. Honest. No really...