User:Splateagle/Hamish MacDonald

Hamish MacDonald is the author of four novels and an independent publisher who hand-binds all his books. He was born in Canada and lives in Scotland.

Promoting indie publishing
As well as being an Indie Publisher himself, Hamish is active in promoting simple printing and bookbinding techniques which require minimal training and little or no specialist equipment. His No Media Kings article on this subject is one of their most comprehensive and popular, and he teaches workshops on hand book-binding at events such as the Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair. He also hosts the free iTunes podcast 'DIY Book', which teaches aspiring novelists how to write, make, and sell their own books. Hamish has also written