I came across the Random House video on YouTube last week, fell in love with it and wanted to share it. I think book covers are one of those things that seem to appear from beyond the great unknown. They appear and from what I’ve heard, there is little input from the author, so it […]
What Book Changed Your Life?
I came across a video on Sunday and thought I’d share it. Ricky Tomlinson talks quite openly and passionately about a book that changed his life. It’s only 2 minutes 10 seconds long and worth watching. What book has changed your life?
Recently Read – The Humans by Matt Haig
The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
My Guest Post On Marketing
Today I have done a guest post on the blog of Estelle Wilkinson. During the A to Z blogging challenge in April, I wrote a post on Marketing Your Book? – What Not To Do. I thought I should balance that up with another post with some ideas that you could try. Ones that do […]
What Can A Book Club Give To A Writer?
Before I go into today’s post, I want to say a massive thank you for all the good wishes and support I received on Friday and over the weekend following my post on having agent representation. It was overwhelming. I was absolutely blown away by the sheer volume of responses, here, on Twitter, Facebook and […]
Goodreads
Are you a member of Goodreads? Do you use it to its full potential? I’m a member, I have been for a while, but I know I definitely don’t use it to its full potential. Apparently it does so much more than I’m aware of and I know I need to get my head around […]