There are millions of books available so to get noticed authors rely on positive reviews from readers, and publicity from bloggers. I am lucky enough to have such support so this post is by way of a thank you to a lady who joked about her two dogs being featured. Take a bow boys. 😀 …
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How to become an author in 20 easy lessons
It's done. My first attempt at self-publishing is complete and 'Spirit of Technology' is entered into the Amazon storyteller competition. All I need now are the reviews and I can start arranging the party on my new yacht. 😀 Meanwhile here's a little tutorial in case anyone thinks being an author is easy. Part …
Writer’s Procrastination
This might ring a few bells- and not just with authors. 😀 Oh the joy of leaving the business world with all its stress and politics far behind me. From now on I could be my own boss, working on my writing, creating wonderful stories and becoming a best-selling author. My name would be …
Writer’s support
Writing can be one of the loneliest professions. Even if we're not stuck away in the proverbial attic our quill pens or laptops are not the friendliest of company. Luckily the 'family' of authors are one of the most supportive groups I've ever come across. Having been there, done that and bought the printing paper …
The author’s tale
This story was inspired from two totally different sources. The loan of a cottage to allow fledgling writers tranquility is true, and the ghost story for Halloween was a prompt for a short story competition. As for the rest I'll leave you to decide how much is fiction. Thud! There it was again, the same …
Friends, Promos and book birthday
When I first joined the realms of authorism I was amazed at the support from the established writing community. If I knew then what I know now.... It was around 5 years ago that I realised writing a book was the easy bit. My novel 'Changes' a romance intertwined with my love of a Mediterranean …
Book Reviews and Pizza and Chips
My blog this week is in two parts. The first is to open a discussion on how authors can get reviews, and the second my usual short story. I'll be honest; I run the blog and my Facebook author page http://www.facebook.com/Voinks.writer.author predominantly as a means of publicity for my two published books; 'Changes' (Amazon ref 1848972997) …
