| Dear John Dovey, We are going through exciting times! More and more South Africans are willing to put pen to paper, tell their stories, and share their poems and novels. We are happy to say that the submission rate of manuscripts is picking up, and that the quality is of an incredibly high standard. As we go through the selection and weeding process, we are adding these books to our “Forthcoming Attractions” section on the website. Check back regularly to see what is new. Individual press releases will follow this newsletter. Please give us feedback on the books you have bought from us, the website and anything else that strikes your fancy. We like to hear from you and we do our best to improve all the time. The best way for us to do that is for you to let us know what we are doing wrong, but also to let us know what we are doing right. |  | |
Memoirs |  | |
| My Cryptic Life by Donald Els Alanby is the story of a South African Policeman. He was in the Special Branch and the Drug squad, spent time in Namibia and Rhodesia. He writes in an engaging style that draws you in to experience with him the trials and tribulations that he experienced. A worthwhile read. | ||
| A Cook’s Tour of Duty. Memoirs of a conscripted National Serviceman, who served in the South African Army Service Corps between 1978 and 1980, including a year in South West Africa (now Namibia). |  | Don’t forget the old faithfuls. If you haven’t got them already, buy them now. |
Genealogy | ||
| The Cotton Germans of Natal has just been released. Check this out on the site. It is a really worthwhile buy for those interested in the history of South Africa, especially of the families of German descent. |  | |
Posters | ||
We are very happy to able to tell you that we are now able to have posters printed. These are currently limited to an A3 Size, but we are investigating larger sizes and costs (A2 and even A1). All posters are printed in full colour and are printed on “Invercote Duo” which is a fairly stiff board that is coated with a plastic-like coating in a high gloss finish. This material is resistant to cracking when bent, very similar in nature to the covers of our paper-back books. We are currently developing a section for the website which will be devoted exclusively to posters, so look out for it when you are browsing the site. If you wish to have posters designed and/or printed for your organisation/event/personal pleasure, then please contact us for our VERY reasonable rates. Before we make any posters available, we want to investigate the costs and implications of mailing them. We are a little concerned that if they are not packaged properly, they will not survive the tender mercies of the postal system, and we are not sure that rolling them up is the best thing to do. Once we have sorted out these issues, we will start making them available. | ||
Children’s Books | ||
This is a new area for us, but we already have one submission that is in the proofing stage, and another that we have written and illustrated ourselves. More to come on this!
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Poetry | ||
| We are very close to publishing our first volume of poetry. This is the volume called "Soldier's Verse". We still need contributions to the volume, so if you were in the Army and you have written some poetry (let us judge it's quality and merit) or you know someone else who has, then please submit that to us now for possible inclusion. |  Forthcoming | |
Please check back on the website regularly. We are making changes all the time. Thank you for your interest in Just Done and the books that we are publishing
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