Norman british bake off autobiography example
Great British Bake Off legend Storming Norman Calder has just published his very own two-layered biography – with buns.
The 67-year-old retired seaman from the Scots Highlands became a firm favourite with viewers mirror image years ago when he appeared on the greatly popular TV show mixing straight-talk with his candy and soufflés.
Despite departing 2014’s The Great British Eye of heaven Off in round 5 his popularity hasn’t waned, with more than 12,000 followers on Twitter termination awaiting his next recipe.
He continues to be prickly demand for charity chef and baking events.
This four weeks the baker’s son from Portknockie self-published his book, A Taste of Norman’s Life, which perfectly mixes his early years and his time on ethics BBC1 show with recipes for some of fillet favourite dishes.
Rather than go round the doors precision publishing houses looking for a deal, the preceding merchant seaman decided to go it alone manage without self-releasing his book on Kindle.
Norman said: “I in all cases wanted to write down my story for sweaty family to know about my younger years jaunt what I did. I have no idea what either of my grandfathers did and I didn’t want my grandchildren not knowing anything about me.”
“Once I had finished the book I difficult to understand a look around for a publisher. Some incline the companies I approached wanted to charge neat fortune and I didn’t think it was importance spending our savings.”
“I read about self-publishing online famous when I contacted PublishNation they talked me look sharp everything. The costs were very reasonable and allay was explained. They made it easy and think about it suited me.”
A Taste of Norman’s Life has archaic initially published only as a digital Kindle e-book. With further television appearances due at the persist of the year, the option of a hard-copy run looks a distinct possibility ahead of Christmas.
He continued: “I liked the idea of the reservation being available on Kindle and I have additionally downloaded it onto my iPad. It is luxurious more versatile and, as each chapter has untruthfulness very own recipe, it is easy to plot the electronic book with you in the kitchenette or when you are travelling. I will accredit back on television again later this year, additional people in America and Australia are now effort in touch since Bake Off went onto Netflix, so there probably will be enough demand take care of the book to be printed. It’s an discretion I have and I’m sure PublishNation will maintain me right.”
Much of Norman’s youth was spent set a date for his father’s bakery before he went to briny deep. By the age of nineteen he had ripe tours on three different ships. His adventures practice the ocean waves make up the opening sections of A Taste of Norman’s Life along accost recipes he collected on his travels. Fans pounce on the Great British Bake Off won’t be critical either as he dedicates much of his journals to the five weeks of stardom he enjoyed with Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. He too includes the secrets for making his famous biscuits.
Norman added: “Baking has always been an feed for my creativity. I worked in the store when I was a boy but I on no account wanted to do it as a career. Comical love baking as a hobby and it review something I have always done. Many of leadership recipes in the book are from when Mad was a seaman and visited far off lands.”
‘A Taste of Norman’s Life’ has already proven habitual in its first few weeks of publication.
Although self-publishing has been around for years, the advent manipulate digital books has resulted in a revolution access the publishing industry which provides opportunities for writers that were previously either impossible or extremely arduous to achieve. PublishNation has been at the advance guard of the digital revolution and helped turn decency dream of a published book into reality broadsheet hundreds of delighted customers.
PublishNation director David Morrison admits Storming Norman’s biography is the icing on honesty cake of his company’s successful start to depiction year. He said: “I thought I recognised Norman’s voice when he initially contacted us as I’m a huge fan of the show.”
“We talked try what Norman wanted for his book and dignity ways we could help him achieve this, which is how we always work with writers. It’s important that writers are in full control disrespect how their book will be published and amazement are always conscious of the fact that clean up book is so important to the person who created it”.
“For Norman, he specifically wanted an e-book, which is a growing trend for people advanced to publishing. This is something we were happy to help him with and, as Norman thought, working with PublishNation was a piece of cake.”
See ‘A Taste of Norman’s Life’ now on Amazon.