about me

When going to the dark side is a good thing

Is that what all this was about, then? That I should get my fear of commitment to PR in a headlock and join the big boys? That I should bring what I consider to be the benefits of traditional publishing into the world of Print on Demand? And that I should be brave enough to invest in some of my clients myself, take a risk and not charge for my services? I’ve been indulging in excuses long enough. It is a big leap for me. But it is a leap that feels so [...]

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Podcast interview with expat author Toni Hargis

Authors need lots of publicity if they are to sell their books. On this blog I have often championed the brilliance of book reviews and love to share unusual methods for promoting your book. Only this week Robin Pascoe launched her online video ‘tour’ comprising 18 short video presentations (do watch them, Robin is witty, cynical and very [...]

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Another big hurrah for DIY publishers

Is this the end of traditional publishing? Seth Godin has gone digital. Joanna Penn explains in her 3 minute [...]

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inspiration

Why writers need to be copycats

writers should read other books in their genre. Five reasons why they must be inspired to copycat those who went [...]

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How Cathy Dobson published Planet Germany

I love to interview other expat authors, like me. People who have made their dream to write about their life overseas into a reality. Cathy Dobson is one of those authors. In 2008 she wrote and published Planet Germany, based on her blog of the same [...]

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The Are You Ready to Write Your Book Checklist

Some folks say that if you want to write a book based on your experience, expertise or knowledge you just need to put fingers to keyboard and start writing, right? Noooo. I think we can all benefit from a little preparation. Also, I think that it is too easy to think about our ideas and let them whirl round and round our brains without putting those random thoughts into any kind of [...]

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Why authors should remember two words – niche and series

Successful authors write for a niche, build a defined database and then produce a series of books for that [...]

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interviews & new releases

Author to Author – meet Keidi Keating, author of Sol Searching

So, everyone, meet Keidi Keating, who describes herself more modestly as: ‘I’m a magazine editor, writer, entrepreneur and internet marketer. I live in Spain, on the Costa del Sol, and my passions are writing, traveling, learning and [...]

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people & cool connections

Why writing and speaking go hand in hand

Why authors must speak and speakers must write – ten reasons why writing and speaking go hand in [...]

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inspiration

The Write Intention

Write with intention, for the sake of the higher good and the Universe will [...]

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