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NEWS RELEASE
Issued:02 February 2007
Released By Rod Fleming Media forPlashMill
Press
NEW BOOK PUBLISHED BY ANGUS WRITER
Well-known Angus based writer and photographer Rod Fleming has published
his first full-length novel. Called Poaching the River, it is set in
a fishing village “somewhere on the east coast of Scotland.”
Mr Fleming said “I was brought up near
Arbroath and have lived and worked in various places on the east coast
for most of my life. I wanted to write something that reflected the
dry humour that is so characteristic of the people here. The material
for the book was gleaned from many interviews and casual conversations
I’ve had over the years from as far south as Dunbar to Banff and
further north.”
The book describes a fictional series of events
that span a week in the life of the village, culminating in a spectacular
finish. “The book is tongue-in-cheek and irreverent, but that’s
the nature of east-coasters and something we should be proud of. I’ve
also tried to be true to how people speak in these parts, but not in
a self-conscious way. I just used the language I grew up with.”
Mr Fleming explained “This is a very funny
book. As well as drawing on research it reflects a lot of the things
that I remember while growing up on the east coast. It is nostalgic
but not in a kailyard romance way. While I have poked a lot of fun at
life and people it has been done with real fondness and I hope those
who read the book will appreciate this.”
Mr Fleming has published the book under his
own imprint, PlashMill Press. “I am delighted to have this opportunity
to launch a new Scottish publishing imprint. I intend to publish more
of my own books through it but PlashMill Press will also consider publishing
works by other authors.” The new firm has a website at www.plashmillpress.com
with full details about submissions procedures and other information
about its publications.
Poaching the River costs £11.99 in paperback
and can be ordered online or by phone through PlashMill Press, or through
local bookshops. There is also a website dedicated to the book, www.poachingtheriver.com/
where chapters of the book can be read and downloaded. PlashMill Press
can be also contacted by telephone on 01241 826108.
Mr Fleming said “People can order copies
directly through the website, where there are a number of payment options.
Postage is free anywhere in the world so we can send copies directly
to relatives or friends abroad, with a dedication if required. Alternatively
readers may order through their local bookshop. We encourage booksellers
to get in touch as we offer generous terms to retailers with rapid stock
fulfilment and are always seeking trade outlets. We are currently negotiating
with a national distributor so that the book will be available through
bookshops anywhere in the UK.”
As an added incentive, the first one hundred
copies sold through the website will be signed by Mr Fleming with the
dedication of the reader’s choice. “Just tell me what you
want me to say, and within reason, I’ll write it on the dedications
page and sign it.”
Mr Fleming, 50, is originally from Arbroath
and went to school at Arbroath High School. He has a Degree in Sculpture
from Edinburgh College of Art and has for the last twenty years been
working in journalism as a writer and photographer, working for major
Scottish and UK titles and latterly as a freelance. Mr Fleming is married
and has four children. He is currently at work on a children’s
book.
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