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#89 Dealing with the mistakes of a book launch

Posted on January 31, 2019 by

I try to learn from every book launch. The lessons I learned from my previous book launches was that my books ad advertising had to be much better targeted in terms of keywords. To solve this I purchased KDP Rocket … Continue reading →

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#88 Setting up a You Tube channel

Posted on January 14, 2019 by

Vlogging seems to be the latest trend if the amount of time my daughter spends on YouTube is anything to go by. It is certainly an important aspect of social media which cannot be overlooked by any serious independent author. … Continue reading →

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#87 Interview with Fallacious Rose

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Fallacious Rose, not her real name,  started to write when she was about 8. “I suppose I was an isolated (not necessarily lonely), bullied kid who read constantly,” she says. “So writing seemed like a natural progression. I always felt … Continue reading →

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#86 Interview with Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger

Posted on November 25, 2018 by

In the first of my series of chats with fellow authors, I’m finding out all about Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger,  the author of the historical fiction series Reschen Valley. Chrystyna is an American ex-pat living in Austria. She grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota … Continue reading →

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#85 What happened to those left behind at Dunkirk

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

The incredible story of how almost 340,000 troops were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France during the summer of 1940 is very well known and is symbolic of the spirit which Winston Churchill was attempting to engender … Continue reading →

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#84 Why I am doing Nanowrimo this year

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Back in 2015 when I finally decided that the days of procrastination had to end I decided that I would take part in the National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo) in which participants attempt to write a 50k novel in 30 … Continue reading →

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#83 Who the hell is SACI anyway?

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

My first novel, LIVING WITH SACI, suggested that one of the characters might actually be the mischievous character from Brazilian folklore, Saci.  But who is Saci? Just like the character in my book, Saci has one leg and is black. … Continue reading →

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