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Where words meet art

At this year’s wonderful WIN conference I had the pleasure of talking to Fran O’Hara of Scarlet Design for quite some time about the art of what she calls Visual Minutes. More than a mindmap, these are a graphic representation of what is said in a meeting, workshop or keynote session. I had met Charleen Michel many times at WIN but had not realised that she was now assisting Fran and had discovered she had quite a knack for [...]

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Today is talk in lyrics day

oes your life have a theme tune? Mine is ‘Summertime’. It is no accident that I chose this name for my publishing company, and also for our first home. I love the lyrics. They always put me in a good mood. [...]

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How to court your readers

Authors today, more than ever before, have to court their readers. They have to work hard to create a buzz, to create a tribe or following, so that as many people as possible get to hear about their book. It goes without saying that they need to have a website, but even that is not enough.

Top ten ways for authors to court their [...]

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Do you hide behind words?

I hide behind words.
I make them dance and sing
so I don’t have to.
I make them cry,
so I don’t have [...]

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