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September 3, 2017
Where Writers Get Stuck: Marketing
Good marketing tips here…the dreaded part of being a writer!
Before I get started on today’s topic, I want to express a huge thank you to everyone who supported my fundraiser for Houston disaster relief or gave directly to an organization that will help people in need. We are seeing the best of America coming through every day, and if there’s a silver lining to everything that’s happened there, I think that’s it.
Now, it’s time for the super secret post you’ve all been waiting for. Remember this Twitter poll?
It launched this whole mini-series on where writers get stuck. Be sure to check out planning, drafting, editing and revising, and querying or publishing if those are your personal struggles. While the poll was live, this comment happened:
So, to wrap up this series, let’s talk marketing! Is everyone excited??
I know. I can’t fake it very well. But stick with me. It’ll be worth it.
Marketing…
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September 1, 2017
Book Review: Reader, I married him
Just loving this collection of short stories inspired by the historical novelist Charlotte Bronte! ‘Reader, I married him’ is one of the most celebrated lines in literature and the short stories are inspired by Bronte’s most well known character in Jane Eyre – Jane herself!
With a foreword by historical fiction writer Tracy Chevalier and contributions by esteemed writers such as Emma Donoghue, Kirsty Gunn and Esther Freud, the book is an absolute treasure! My favorites (so far, I’m about half way through the stories!) are by Tessa Hadley, Helen Dunmore and Evie Wyld but Dangerous Dog by Kirsty Gunn is fabulous…a gorgeous collection.!
Well worth owning 5/5
#shortstories #storyteller #stories #books 
August 31, 2017
The Tourmaline Bracelet A Celtic Trilogy
[image error]The Tourmaline Bracelet A Celtic Trilogy
My new book The Tourmaline Bracelet has just been released on Amazon! It’s in Kindle form, but I’m working on getting it to PRINT by 30th September 2017.
Have a great weekend everyone! #writing #books #historical fiction
This Self-Publishing Course Is Free… And Great Too
Looks great
When I heard someone was giving away a self-publishing course, I was a little skeptical, presuming it was either some kind of bait-and-switch or an opportunity for some hardcore upselling.
But I was wrong.
Iain Rob Wright has done something pretty amazing. He has created a pretty damn comprehensive course on self-publishing and marketing – over 50 hours of HD Video – and he has made it all free. Not the first bit free. Not free for a limited time. Not free if you also buy this, or agreed to be assailed by that.
Just free.
Iain had originally planned to charge quite a lot of money for it, but the idea didn’t sit right with him and just before launching he made the decision to make the whole thing free. The course is called Self-Publishing Mastery and you can enroll here.
You are probably skeptical. And you…
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9 Ideas to Get Inspiration or Beat Writer’s Block
So many good ideas here
2017 Writers Group Convention
Very informative post, and inspiring
August 29, 2017
New book cover!
This is just a short but sweet writing post to let you all know that l have a book cover sorted for my new book!
The Tourmaline Bracelet is the third book in A Celtic Trilogy and is set to be released 31st August 2017 (which is one day away).
Happy reading 
August 26, 2017
Aquaman movie at Hastings Point
We took a run across the border this afternoon, and into New South Wales. As part of my creative writing course I have to write a narrative journalistic article on a local topic. It has to be an opinion piece, of local interest, and newsworthy. I’ ve chosen to write a story that has been in the local papers lately, concerning the filming of the new Aquaman movie. The film producers (one of which is James Wan ) have gained a licence from the Tweed Heads council to film at Hastings Point, amid anger from some of the residents. Naturally filming there means that the residents are not allowed on the beach or in the water in case they accidentally get filmed themselves!
We have arrived just as filming is finishing up, so the set is half dismantled and filming has moved to the Warner Bros studios on the Gold Coast.
The same area was used to film the Pirates of the Caribbean movie in 2015. Is Hollywood coming to northern NSW? If it was up to the locals, I’d say definitely not!
August 21, 2017
Watch “Childish Gambino – Redbone (Acoustic cover)” on YouTube
This is my son Liam Bowditch, whose a Melbourne based musician, tirelessly working and loving his music. He’s releasing a set of covers and his own material ready for an ep at the end of the year.
#music
August 18, 2017
irrupt or erupt?
Really helpful grammar tips here for writers
LibroEditing proofreading, editing, transcription, localisation
This one was suggested by my husband, a keen birdwatcher (see below for why that’s relevant) and adder of troublesome pairs to my list.
Erupt is perhaps the better-known of the two. To erupt is to forcefully throw out rocks, lava, gas and ash, if you’re a volcano. The next meaning is to break out suddenly, usually used of something like a fight, and similarly, you can erupt into laughter, meaning it happens suddenly and forcefully. Finally, a spot or rash erupts when it appears suddenly on the skin, and a tooth erupts through a gum when it grows in your mouth and becomes visible.
To irrupt, also a verb, means to burst into somewhere, to enter suddenly or even forcibly. The kind of thing people do when they break down a door. Interestingly, I’ve seen people being described as “erupting” in this sense, but let’s use irrupt here…
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