Don Powell biography
Follow the progress of my work with Slade drummer Don Powell's official biography.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Publishing date
Finally, we have a publishing date. The paperback version of the biography will be published on October 3rd. You can preorder it from Amazon.co.uk here .
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Proofs
Thursday I received the proofs for the paperback from Omnibus Press and today I was able to send them my corrections. It's getting closer!
Monday, June 3, 2019
Deadline met
Don and I have met a couple of times to sort the last things out, put more stories in the chapter and look through new photos. The photo above is of one of the things that we talked about.😎
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Second interview
Don visited my again last week where we did the second and final interview for the new chapter. I am currently typing up the interview and adding it to the chapter. Hopefully, I'll be able to send the chapter to the proof readers later this week.
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Typing...
Today I finished listening to the tape recordings of my interview with Don and typing it up in a rough draft. Happy birthday to Dave Hill, by the way!
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
First interview
I had a visit from Don yesterday and I did the first interview with him for the new chapter that we're making for the paperback version of "Look Wot I Dun". Now I'll write up what I got and then we'll probably meet again in early April.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Preparations for an interview
Don and I are going to meet next week for me to interview him about the past five years. I'm currently hunting down my old dictaphone on which I've made all interviews with Don and everybody else for the biography and when I've found it, I'm going to think of questions to ask Don.
Friday, March 15, 2019
Finished reading
By now I have finished reading Don's diaries as he only keeps a tour diary nowadays, not a day-to-day diary like before. I've had a look at his website too, but I think I have to get the rest of the material from Don himself.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
A visit from Don Powell
Don visited me today, bringing his diaries with him. There was only four, though, 2013 and 2016-2018. 2014 and 2015 are missing so I have to find other sources to fill the gaps in these years.
It was nice seeing Don again, as we hadn't seen each other since the Danish book signings in November 2013 after which I fell ill and had to undergo surgery three times in three years. We had a bit of a laught, though, when first we saw each other, Don with his walking frame due to his knee surgery and me with my cruthes do to mine! What are the odds?
It was nice seeing Don again, as we hadn't seen each other since the Danish book signings in November 2013 after which I fell ill and had to undergo surgery three times in three years. We had a bit of a laught, though, when first we saw each other, Don with his walking frame due to his knee surgery and me with my cruthes do to mine! What are the odds?
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Paperback
After close to five years of silence, I'm back as Omnibus Press wants to make a paperback version of Don's biography and I am to write a new chapter for it.
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