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February 5, 2015
The Burma Experience – Day Five
Today was the BIG DAY – the day that we visited Bagan, one of the major sites of Myanmar. Bagan has over 2000 pagodas, many of them dating back to the 11th century, and the vast majority are stupas, not temples. If you remember from an earlier post, a stupa is a solid building that … Continue reading The Burma Experience – Day Five →
February 4, 2015
The Burma Experience – Day Four
Today I decided not to go on the first trip of the day. I know – a bit pathetic – but I really fancied lying on a sun lounger, reading a book. And I also spent some time thinking about my next book and wrote some notes. The countryside was a bit more interesting today. … Continue reading The Burma Experience – Day Four →
January 12, 2015
Burma Update
Hi Everyone, This is Alexandra – Rachel’s assistant. Rachel asked me to apologise for the silence on the blog. There is no internet access on her trip. She is writing the blog daily, but can’t upload it, so is going to wait until she has a decent signal. Then the posts will begin. Sorry about […]
January 3, 2015
The Burma Experience – The Adventure Begins
The first stage of my trip to Burma began today with a very unexciting flight from Manchester to London. Now’s the time to wonder whether I’ve actually done everything that I needed to for this trip. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever done before – especially on my own, so now I have lists to check […]
January 1, 2015
Happy New Year – what’s coming soon…
I do hope it’s a good one for all of you. I’m certainly looking forward to a few exciting moments. My first bit of excitement is the fact that in the UK ALL THREE of my books are currently in the UK Kindle charts, and they are all on offer for just 99p – only […]
December 9, 2014
Reedsy and the changing world of indie publishing
I know that many of my readers are also writers who either already self-publish or are hoping to do so in the future. So when I came across Reedsy, I asked them to write a blog post to tell us all about their site, and what they have to offer. I hope it’s useful. When new writers […]
October 4, 2014
Sleep Tight – just $1.99 on Amazon US for limited period
This week, Sleep Tight, has been chosen for an Amazon promotion in the US and is being offered at $1.99 instead of the usual $4.99, and I just wanted to talk to other authors about why this is such a good thing. We have all seen books shoot up the charts to the number one position […]
October 1, 2014
A day in the life of author – Maggie James
Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological suspense novels. The first draft of her first novel, entitled His Kidnapper’s Shoes, was written whilst travelling in Bolivia. Maggie was inspired by an impending milestone birthday along with a healthy dose of annoyance at having procrastinated for so long in writing […]
A day in the life of author – Maggie Jones
Maggie James is a British author who lives in Bristol. She writes psychological suspense novels. The first draft of her first novel, entitled His Kidnapper’s Shoes, was written whilst travelling in Bolivia. Maggie was inspired by an impending milestone birthday along with a healthy dose of annoyance at having procrastinated for so long in writing […]
September 26, 2014
Self-publishing – A one day course by Rachel Abbott
If there is one email that I receive more often than any other, it’s one that asks, “Can you please tell me how to sell more books?” – and it’s a really difficult question to answer. Being successful as a self-published author is not easy. With over two million books on Amazon, it’s hugely difficult […]
