Alex Laybourne's Blog, page 47
July 9, 2013
The ‘Hitmaker’ Nick Wale Talks to Alex Laybourne About Hitting the PR High Times
Ever hear the song “Hungry Like The Wolf”? Well, this guy is hungry for the hits. It becomes a struggle when you have written a book—a good book, no less! What do you do? You can hire some PR guy or girl who takes thousands off you and does nothing. You can pretend you […]
July 8, 2013
Book Review: From Beyond the Grave: A Collection of 19 Ghostly Tales
From Beyond the Grave is a themed anthology from 19 different authors, edited by Michael Evans, a talented author in his own right. As the name of the anthology would suggest, each tale is of ghostly proportions, yet, in spite of that fact, none of the stories are the same, and even those that […]
Book Review: Cursed by Georgina Hannan
When I first started reading Cursed, I was instantly curious as to what was in store for me. The style of the author while not a smooth or as polished as it could be, has a certain flow to it, that cannot be ignored I am a firm believer that there are three types of […]
Authors and Bookmarks
Reblogged from Armand Rosamilia: Back in the early days of publishing (for me... we're talking 2005) I always had a huge stack of bookmarks at my disposal. I did a new bookmark for every release I put out with Carnifex Press and every one of my own releases got the bookmark treatment with the website […]
July 6, 2013
Why Short Fiction Makes a Great Holiday Read
The Summer holidays are fast approaching, and for some they have already arrived. This means rest and relaxation, fun in the sun, sitting by the pool, on the beach, or in the garden of you house or a location in some far off field of a foreign land. The question is, ‘what do we do […]
July 4, 2013
Geoff Brown Talks to Alex Laybourne About Overcoming Adversity, Personal Triumphs… and Editing
G.N. Braun (Geoff Brown) was raised in Melbourne’s gritty Western Suburbs. He is a trained nurse, and holds a Cert. IV in Professional Writing and Editing. He is currently studying for a Dip. Arts (Professional Writing and Editing). He writes fiction untied to any genre, and is the author of ‘Boneyard Smack’, ‘Bubba wants YOU’, […]
July 3, 2013
Top 10 Ways to Become a Better Writer
Tagged: 10 ways to become a better writer, advice on being a better writer, Alex Laybourne, top ten writing tips, Writing tips
July 2, 2013
Helping Others Sell Books is Fun but What About Me?
During the last few weeks, I have been testing the water of the PR world. I have a couple of authors who I have interviewed and arranged things for. Guest posts, blog tours and the like, and to be honest with you, I have thoroughly enjoyed the process. It has been busy, Skype calls, Facebook […]
July 1, 2013
Destiny: It Is Yours To Grasp!
Tagged: Alex Laybourne, Creation, Creator, Destiny, Inspiration, Life, Make Your Own Destiny, Motivation, Positive Thinking, positivity, Tom Ufert
June 30, 2013
Tom Ufert Talks to Nick Wale About Inspiration and Politics on Both Sides of the Tape.
I wanted to interview Tom Ufert by himself as fan mail told me that his first interview with Cliff Roberts was probably the most successful interview I have ever been a part of. The hits were numerous, and many people thought Tom couldn’t beat that. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to take part in a webinar that […]
