Filament do not provide Self-Publishing.  We are publishers, in the traditional sense, and members of the Independent Publisher’s Guild.  We have been publishing for 25 years and provide Commercial Publishing Services to organisations, and a range of different ‘author-centric’ business models for individual authors to meet their specific needs.  Everything we do is bespoke and individually crafted. One size does not fit all.

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Lusitania Novel Wins Historical Fiction Prize In The United States

The M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction Announced The winner of the M. M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction was announced today at the Historical Novel Society Conference in Denver. Originality of subject and characters, depth of research and excellence of...

Tips for Overcoming WriterÔÇÖs Fatigue

WriterÔÇÖs fatigue and writerÔÇÖs block are similar concepts. Whereas blocks can happen at any point in the writing process, even before youÔÇÖve begun, fatigue normally occurs after extended periods of writing. The condition is frustrating, emotionally draining, and...

VAT changes are a real blow to self-published authors

The closure of the loophole whereby Amazon routed EU online sales through Luxembourg has had an unintended negative effect on writers Anna Baddeley Until 1 January this year, a self-published author or small independent publisher had a couple of choices for where to...

When, How and Where to promote your content on Social Media

by┬áAaron Agius Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. I canÔÇÖt do that. But sometimes I feel just as skilled when I can manage the multiple arms of content marketing. The process requires so much: coming up with ideas,...

Instagram is now a publishing platform?

These kids, they just donÔÇÖt show loyalty to brands like the olden days. Now you have to go on their turf to get their attention to keep getting attention for your brand. So, in an attempt to teach by doing, marketer Jason Sperling is releasing his new how-to in the...