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The genre that has no bookshelf

You see, we have a problem. Take my bestselling book A Career in Your Suitcase. It is a book for people living abroad and is about creating and growing a portable career based on your passions. But, if you wanted a book on portable careers where would you [...]

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Flappy Duck teaches authors a thing or two about getting it right

John is semi-retired, though still working as a publishing consultant. You would think that someone like John, who has all the right connections, would have it easy when trying to find a publisher for his own book. But no. John has written a children’s book for his grandaughter, Belle about a duck called Flappy and is yet to find a publisher. Knowing the ropes, he decided to go to the London Book Fair and corner a publisher there and ask for some [...]

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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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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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The F Word – Focus

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hearing Stephanie Ward of Firefly Coaching speak to my networking group, Connecting Women, about how to attract more clients in less time (tip you can download a free report on just this from her website). She had a packed house. It’s always the same when Steph [...]

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