Tag Archives: blog

#100 Writing a blog

Posted on June 22, 2019 by M J Dees

It seemed apt that the 100th post on my blog should be about writing a blog and what better way to celebrate than by taking a tour of the most popular posts of the last five years. Although we are … Continue reading →

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#95 Taco – Son of cricket

Posted on April 19, 2019 by M J Dees

Modern taco bats and stumps This article was originally written for The Corridor of Uncertainty by myself and published on my original blog Our Man in Sao Paulo. It is still the most popular post on that site so I thought I might share … Continue reading →

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#72 Being interviewed

Posted on July 13, 2018 by M J Dees

This month I have been fortunate enough to have been interviewed by the butimbeautiful blog. Here is where you can find the full text of the interview: Why is there always a fly in your ointment? The answer to this question … Continue reading →

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#66 Swimming at SESC

Posted on June 3, 2018 by M J Dees

I have been thinking it’s about time to add number 12 to the list of the Top ten best things about living in Sao Paulo. Number 12 is SESC, a network of leisure and cultural centres funded by the private sector. … Continue reading →

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#57 Launch Day

Posted on January 21, 2018 by M J Dees

So it’s launch day and I’ve already bought my own copies, copies for friends and the copies for the launch competition which I’ll tell you about in a moment. The book is live on many stores including  Amazon.co.uk on Amazon.com If … Continue reading →

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#56 The day before the launch

Posted on January 20, 2018 by M J Dees

As it is the day before the launch I have already prepared images, like the one above to go on my Facebook page. All the advertising on Facebook and Amazon is set up and ready to go. Book promotions have … Continue reading →

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#55 Within a week of the book launch

Posted on January 17, 2018 by M J Dees

Over the last week I have been busy preparing everything for the launch of my second book this Sunday. My first task this week was to schedule all the emails which will go out to my mailing list. I do … Continue reading →

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#53 Preparing for a book launch

Posted on January 1, 2018 by M J Dees

Having given people the opportunity to choose the name of my next novel I have given them the opportunity to choose the cover and the blurb as well. I’m now building up a list of people who would like to … Continue reading →

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#52 Choosing the name of the next novel

Posted on November 18, 2017 by M J Dees

  What better way to avoid writing than to choose the title for the next book. I have already commissioned the cover design but had a little doubt about the exact title so decided to ask the members of my … Continue reading →

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#48 Adding sharing buttons to my blog

Posted on September 12, 2017 by M J Dees

The further I get behind my word count target for my current novel, the more  extreme I become in my attempts to avoid writing the bloody thing.  This evening I successfully avoided doing any writing at all by adding some … Continue reading →

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