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With the beginning of the new year means a new start. A new set of goals and plans to follow. Ina previous post I went through the top level of what my goals are for this year. Behind that I have a more detailed plan which says what I want to achieve every day. How... Continue Reading →
The idea of a preorder is that you set up all the details of your book with the online retailers before your book is available to purchase. This means readers can order the book in advance and you get guaranteed sales on the day you launch it. Amazon has recently extended their preorder period to... Continue Reading →
My goals for this year were: Publish a least six things Stick to schedule Finish the house renovations I've published four things in 2019: the last of my individual short stories in January, my two non-fiction books in June and my collection of short stories at the end of last month. I am immeasurably proud... Continue Reading →
Last year I wrote about the books I'd read and most enjoyed in 2018. So this year I'm doing it again. My Goodreads target for this year was to read 52 books (one a week) and I've logged 107 so far, with almost a month to go for the end of the year. More than... Continue Reading →
A mixed bag is now for sale from Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and more. Paperbacks are also available only from Amazon. It contains ten short stories, all with something of the fantastic about them. They range from a historical fairy tale retelling to a modern day techno- thriller. They give a glimpse into... Continue Reading →
OK, so you want to publish wide, but how do you go about doing that? You have two options: you can set up an account with a distributor, who will then send all your book details to the retailers you select; or you can go direct to each retailer and upload your books directly with... Continue Reading →
I am working on finalising the text for my collection of short stories that will be published later this month. As I announced to my newsletter earlier this month there will definitely be nine stories now in the book, and I am working on a tenth. I need to finish editing it, and if I... Continue Reading →
So you've decided to self-publish, rather than pursue a traditional publishing deal, which means you need to decide where you will publish your books. Now, this is more of a decision than you'd think. The simple answer is that you want to publish them everywhere, in as many places as possible, so it can be... Continue Reading →
It's coming up to the time of year again for NaNoWriMo, or the National Novel Writing Month. Where many writers attempt to write a 50,000 word new piece of fiction in a month. That's an average of 1,667 words a day for the whole of November. I participated in CampNaNo in April last year, with... Continue Reading →
