And welcome everybody to July. If you’re in Joburg it’s a cold start to the month. But to keep you all warm, I’m going to leap straight in to the […]

Hello everybody! So, another Friday and we are going to leap straight into May’s top selling charts, brought to you by Turn The Page Distribution from their top sellers through […]

Turn The Page Distribution and Beyond The Vale Publishing are proud to present the charts for April 2025. Justin Fillmore – The Jethro Parables Dystopian fiction in a lawless world […]

Welcome to March 2025 charts brought to you by Turn The Page Distribution and Beyond The Vale Publishing. Fiction number 3: Mapule Mokhawa – Book of Queens Romance and adventure […]

Hello everybody! And our regular readers will know that the first Friday of the month is our charts – the top sellers through Turn The Page Distribution.   Let’s start […]

Welcome to the top 3 sales for January 2025 brought to you by Turn The Page Distribution and Beyond The Vale Publishing. Let’s start with FICTION: Fiction number 3: Mapule […]

Hello everyone, welcome to 2025! I hope you’ve all had a great start to the year, I know I have! Things are moving quickly here at Beyond The Vale, watch […]

Welcome everyone to the last newsletter of the year, for all those who are keeping count (I’m sure none of you), this is my 213th newsletter since I started Beyond […]

Hello everybody! It’s the first Friday of the month and regular readers will know that means it’s time for the charts brought to you by Beyond The Vale Publishing and […]

Hello everybody! Let’s jump straight in with our October best-sellers list. And what an October it’s been. These sales include sales to bookshops and the highly successful Power Pages event […]

Lets’s start with FICTION: Fiction number 3: Michael Ferguson – A Prophecy of Flowers and Lightning High fantasy where gods and monsters and legends are born. Look out for the […]

Yes, Beyond The Vale Publishing was at Comic Con for the third year in a row and this year we were bigger and in the main hall. Yes from 26 […]

Hi everyone, Welcome to the August 2024 charts brought to you by Turn The Page Distribution and Beyond The Vale Publishing. Lets’s start with FICTION: Fiction number 3: Ryleigh Sloan […]

Hello everyone! It’s the first newsletter of the new month, so you know that means it’s time for the charts, brought to you by Beyond The Vale Publishing and Turn […]

Hello everyone! We’re past the half way point in the year, time flies when you’re having fun. Thoughts are turning now to an end of winter and to Comicon at […]

Power Pages event 2 – Dainfern Square Brought to you by – DotDot.Direct Beyond The Vale Publishing If you didn’t come to the Dainfern Book Fair Power Pages event brought […]

Here we go with our third month of the Turn The Page top sellers. As many of you know, Turn The Page Distribution, helps get your books into the big […]

Regular readers of my newsletter are probably bored hearing me say it’s been a busy week in the Vale. Guess what? It’s been a busy week in the Vale! Our […]

Hello everyone and welcome to another Friday. As many of you know, Beyond The Vale’s sister business which I also run is called Turn The Page Distribution, we help get […]

As many of you know, Beyond The Vale’s sister business which I also run is called Turn The Page Distribution, we help get your books into the big chain bookshops […]

Boost your profile with this awesome special from Sugar Monkey Media. For a one off price of R999, we will: Create a video trailer for your book of up to […]

Yesterday was a hugely exciting today for me as I went off to our print sponsor – Colourtech to get our copies of the 2023 books. These books will be […]

Hi everyone, a super exciting time at BTV as per usual this week: Are you a children’s author? Beyond The Vale in conjunction with DotDot are looking for children’s authors […]

Hello everyone from Beyond The Vale Publishing. Here’s a quick update on what’s been happening in the Vale. Firstly I wish to extend a huge thanks to Exclusive Books, Mall […]

Hello everyone and welcome to the last newsletter for January. The month has flown past! Lots of reminders and some exciting new products have just been released, so here’s a […]

Regular readers will know how passionate I am about getting our children to read more. Before Christmas, I had the privilege of being approached by one of the teachers at […]

Hello everyone and welcome to another Friday. For many of you, I’m sure, you went back to work this week and I’m sure its been tough. Hang on in there, […]

Yours Truly at Bargain Books Greenstone Come and visit me at Bargain Books Greenstone where I will be signing copies of my Puzzle Train books, Alien Spy and the Untimely […]

Following her successful launch in Cape Town, Val Kadalie will be in Johannesburg to launch her book, Kissing The Waves. If you’re looking for something to do next Friday evening, […]

Hello everyone and welcome to the last Friday of September! I enjoyed the rain we had this week and coming from the UK, I never thought I would say anything […]

Come and join us from Friday 22 September to Monday 25 September at the JHB Expo Centre (NASREC) as we will be selling a great range of books and comic […]

Proudly brought to you by Beyond The Vale Publishing and Turn The Page Distribution, the entries have been read, the judging has been done and I must say, wow, congratulations […]

At Beyond The Vale Publishing, we are proud to partner with ZAART Creations as our official comic book partner. You can check out their website here. As you will know, […]

Today and this weekend If you’re in Durban then why not go and check out the Durban Book Fair being held at the Globe, Suncoast. Among the authors is Beyond […]

Some time ago, Charley approached me and many other authors and asked if would be willing to write a short piece to go into his compilation book “SA Men Arise”. […]

Beyond The Vale Publishing in association with ZAART Creations are looking for artists to create a variant cover for the “Legends of T’Tickot” episode 1 comic book to be released […]

Comicon is only 2 months away, the year is moving past with alarming speed but I have been busy. I am proud to announce that in conjunction with ZAART Creations, […]

Good morning to you all, I hope you have all kept warm in what has been a very cold week. On this day in 1983, Nintendo first launched Mario Bros. […]

30 June 2023 Hello everyone and welcome to another Friday. June is over and we move firmly into winter, at least with the knowledge that we’ve had the shortest day, […]

I’ve just finished the rewrite (version 3) of Alien Spy 3 – The Prophecy, which is one of the books I will be launching at ComicCon. I had thought I […]

Hello everyone and HAPPY YOUTH DAY to all! I hope you all have a great public holiday. Also on this day in history some 45 years ago in 1978, the […]

Hello everyone and welcome to another Friday. For those of you with an interest in historical events, on this day in 1934, Donald Duck made his first appearance in a […]

Benefits of reading The benefits of reading, in general, are well documented and include: Increased brain activity Reduces stress Motivational Increases literacy and general knowledge Increases the ability to focus […]

Beyond the Vale Publishing is proud to announce 2 book launches happening on the 27th of May 2023. To find out more, drop me an email – info@beyondthevalepublishing.com or click […]

Hi everyone, as usual it’s been a busy week here at Beyond The Vale Publishing. Here’s a quick rundown of this week: Zoleka’s book launch Firstly on Saturday 06 May, […]

Book launch at Inner Journeys book shop. Celebrating Beyond The Vale Publishing’s latest release. Come and join us at Inner Journeys, 52 Harris Avenue, Edenvale tomorrow, Saturday 06 May 2023 […]

Horentia published her book through Beyond The Vale in March 2022. An inspirirational tale of determination to make a dream come true. Now she is appearing in Supermodel SA Supermodel […]

Hi all, To celebrate Freedom day on 27 April and Workers day on 01 May, we have put together a very special offer – if you have a book you’d […]

We’re nearly at the deadline for the writing competition. A massive thanks to all those schools who have already submitted their student’s short stories. So today, we’re going to look […]

Hi everyone, and a happy Friday to you all. It’s been a busy week here in the Vale. Meet Ridge Makavelli Jesse Pieters with his new release, I, Jesse The […]

Hello everyone, with our writing competition closing in just a month, there is still time to get your entries in. You can register here. Continuing our series on writing hints […]

What makes a great antagonist? Your antagonist is your main bad character and can take almost any form, be it flesh-eating zombie, terrorist, shark, politician or even a flood, fire […]

First up, with the writing competition deadline fast approaching, we’re going to delve a little deeper into our main character – our protagonist. There’s still time to enter – go […]

Hi everyone, Inner Journey’s bookshop, home of Beyond The Vale Publishing is pleased to announce that the Writers 2000 group are holding a workshop about the Power of the Reader […]

Welcome to another blog designed to help all those young writers who want to take part in the Beyond The Vale Publishing Schools Writing Competition. You can still enter! Visit […]

Come to Inner Journeys, Edenglen Shopping Centre, 52 Harris Avenue, Edenvale to meet Beyond The Vale Publishing’s newest author. Kera Van Graan will be talking about her writing journey, and […]

Of course, the first step to self-publishing is writing your story. The first step to your story, some would argue the plot, some would argue the backstory. Last week we […]

Hi everyone, Richard here from Beyond The Vale Publishing here to share some more advice about our writing competition. If you would like your school to be involved, register here. […]

As you may know, we at Beyond The Vale Publishing have launched our search for creative writers in schools. The first annual SA Schools Creative Writing Competition has started. More […]

The first annual Beyond The Vale Publishing South Africa Schools Creative Writing Competition (SASCWC) Invitation to teachers, for a short story writing competition for your students. Entry is free but […]

I had the massive privilege of being asked to judge and publish the Holy Rosary grade 5s writing competition. The children wrote about semi-endangered South African animals and I was […]

Hello everyone, seemingly in the blink of an eye, 2022 is nearly over. It’s nearly Christmas, can you believe it? 2022 has been an amazing year for Beyond The Vale […]

Whether you’re new to self-publishing or experienced, the first step is always writing that book. If you need a friendly word, a piece of advice or some encouragement then a […]

Hello everyone. And a big shout out to all self-published and independently published authors out there! Our next book fair will take place on 03 December 2022 at Karaglen Mall, […]

I read many manuscripts in my work at Beyond The Vale Publishing from within South Africa and without and I note there are often times where the spelling is wrong […]

Welcome from Beyond The Vale Publishing, Edenvale based self-publishing house. We had a great weekend in our shop on Saturday and here we are to show you pictures of the […]

Book launches at Inner Journeys! A big day for self-published authors as we have not just one launch, but two and then to follow it up, we have the Writers […]

Self-publishing is awesome. You have the freedom to decide your story and you chose your cover. A good self-publisher will know enough to recommend changes but also know when to […]

Self-published and published author, Hamilton Wende was the guest of the Writers 2000 group on Saturday 10 September. A massive thanks to him and Meggan for organising the event. Hamilton […]

Today’s article is about time. Whether (like me) you never seem to have enough or whether you have time on your hands, there is a preferred way to write it. […]

Event for self-published authors from South Africa! Book Fair at Karaglen Mall, hosted by Beyond The Vale Publishing, Turn The Page Distribution, Book Dealers of Rivonia and Tivisa Publicity. With […]

Book Launch Today! Come and join us at Inner Journey’s bookshop for the launch of self-published (through Beyond The Vale Publishing) Kgomotso Matsebe. Come and meet the author, buy a […]

Supporting self-published authors at Inner Journeys, 52 Harris Avenue, Edenvale. Saturday 16 July saw the book launch of Redemption In The Homeland: South Africa by Stella Afitumukiza. Stella had great […]

Book launch at Inner Journeys! Beyond The Vale Publishing, Edenvale are proud to present the book launch of Stella Afitumukiza’s debut book, this Saturday. Come to Inner Journeys, Edenglen Shopping […]

A busy month in the world of self-publishing is ahead. Welcome to July and what a busy July we have in store for you at Beyond The Vale Publishing. But […]

Every self-publishing journey starts with writing a book. But how do you write your book? There is a theory in writing that the two extremes of writing a book are: […]

My self-publishing journey led me to self-published author Tracy just recently. She was due to come to our March book fair but was unable to make it, but came to […]

Procrastination is the enemy of many authors, stopping them in the tracks of their self-publishing journey. But, help is at hand. Here’s a quick update from my previous blog: What […]

Before starting the self-publishing journey, we must first write that book. I was watching a webinar this week about writing. The question was asked to the guest writer: What’s the […]

Part of the self-publishing journey is to upload your book onto Amazon. Beyond The Vale Publishing will set up your Amazon account in YOUR NAME. This means that all the […]

It’s a warm welcome from Beyond The Vale Publishing to the Writers 2000 group. Writers 2000 will be at Inner Journeys, 52 Harris Avenue, Edenvale tomorrow, Saturday 9 April from […]

I hope you all had a great week. I’m very excited to announce Beyond The Vale Publishing’s first writing competition. As an author of children’s books, I am passionate about […]

Hello all and welcome to this week’s self-publishing update. What a weekend it was! I had a blast and I have a long list of people to thank: A big […]

Hello all, Before I started self-publishing, back when I first started work as an auditor, nearly thirty years ago (yike!) I went to a client where the accountant was a […]

Hello all, welcome to my weekly blog all about self-publishing. I have a busy newsletter today, here’s what’s happening: Book Fair! 13 March Author signing in-store and Writers 2000 12 […]

Hello all, its been another busy week in self-publishing. I love all chocolate, Bar One. Thank you Barry Hilton for those words, they made me laugh. Here’s whats happening in […]

Hello all, Welcome to another Friday. How was your week? I’ve had a busy one. Here’s today’s rundown Writers 2000 coming to the Beyond The Vale Book Shop. Book Fair […]

Hello all, Another busy week in publishing, here at Beyond The Vale. How was your week? I hope it was great. Here’s today’s rundown Book Fair – 13 March – […]

Hello all, and welcome to my weekly self-publishing blog brought to you from Edenvale, Johannesburg. January is nearly at an end, can you believe it? I hope you all had […]

Hello all, Welcome to another Friday blog from Beyond The Vale, self-publishers, I hope you all had a great week. Here’s today’s rundown Note for your diary – writing courses […]

Before we start the self-publishing journey, we need a book. I receive many emails from people who want to write a book, but don’t know where to start so I […]

One of the biggest headaches anyone who self-publishes will find is what next? How do I get my book out there? I asked Daisy Kizza, whose book, “The Journals of […]

Hello all, As part of my self-publishing work, I get to read a lot of different books. And as the festive season approaches, let’s all be reminded that a book […]

A group of self-published authors is a great thing as I found out in Johannesburg on Sunday, sponsored by publisher Beyond The Vale, distributor Turn The Page and book shop […]

Welcome to another Friday everyone. And it’s a hot one in the Vale. Andy busy. Here’s a quick rundown of todays newsletter: Meet Sandile. His book, “Recovery” is out now. […]

An important part of self-publishing is promotion. I really want to help promote these 2 very special poets. Shorty – a homeless poet from the streets of Melville Gafsa – […]

Hi everyone! And a happy OPENING DAY from a rainy Edenvale. Just one item on today’s agenda and that’s to announce that BEYOND THE VALE books opens today! Supporting independent […]

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 05 DECEMBER BOOK FAIR!! The venue will be the same as for our August book fair – the fabulous Book Dealers of Rivonia, 40 […]

Hello everyone, it seems like a long while since I wrote a blog about writing with everything that’s been happening with the Book Fair and a number of new releases, […]

A great way for self-published authors to get together and sell books. I’d like to give a big shout of thanks to Justin and Laurika for hosting the event and […]