Welcome to the Snowblog!
This is the place to hear the thoughts of those at Snowbooks. We'll post about book launches, new reviews, and whatever's running through our heads at any given moment. We hope you enjoy it!
Search the Snowblog and website
If you'd like to contact us about anything you read here, please feel free to email us at blog@snowbooks.com.
Feeds
Subscribe to RSS 2.0Elsewhere
Archives
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
Reference documents
Feeble excuse
posted by Emma on June 4, 2008 02:55 PM
Er, you know those royalty cheques you'll be getting any time now, Snowauthors? Erm, I've run out of cheques. This has to be the worst excuse ever. Still, the bank say I'll have a new chequebook by Friday, so that's good. Thankfully I started at the beginning of June, when end of June is my deadline, so I'm not late yet - but honestly. I blame Crafter's Companion with its 17 contributors. They ate away at my cheque stash.
(Yes, I know. I am terribly antiquated for using cheques. The thing is, posh bank Coutts charge £25 for chaps payments and £35 for bacs payments. Plus I like my chequebooks - the stubs are reassuring and proof that I have paid things and help me with my bookkeeping. And I like doing a bit of longhand writing from time to time.)
Comments: 7
All content © Snowbooks | Privacy policy
I seem to remember a Snow mantra of automation, automation, automation....
Do you use a quill for your longhand?
M
Posted by: M on June 4, 2008 03:37 PM
Change to the Co-op - the ethical bank!
Posted by: sue hepworth on June 4, 2008 03:39 PM
M - I know. I am a hypocrite. I just like cheques - my awful secret.
(I do use a calligraphy pen!)
Sue - but I like the swirly cheques, the velvet lined statements book and the over the top poshness of it all. I am weak.
Posted by: Em on June 4, 2008 03:57 PM
Hey, Em, for what it's worth many banks have started using something called a Bank Relay Transfer, 10 quid a pop, even overseas...
Posted by: Steven Savile on June 4, 2008 04:10 PM
Steve - not super-posh Coutts. I checked!
Posted by: Em on June 4, 2008 04:14 PM
Swirly hand-written cheques...with calligraphy? It's enough to make you want to write a (snow)book!
Posted by: John A-W on June 4, 2008 04:17 PM
Em - Really? That's a shame, it's a grand deal, especially in times of this evil credit crunch which are seeing those royalties dwindle thanks to the cruddy exchange rate.
Still, swirly print is always good!
Posted by: Steven Savile on June 4, 2008 04:39 PM