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Positive Energy Bursts: Using Cotton to Fulfil Your Writing Dreams

What do running shirts and writer’s brains have in common? Well, some days they are both made of cotton, but the better answer is, that both have the potential to energise us and empower us to pull ahead and achieve our dreams. That makes no sense, does it? Actually, it does. I don’t run, but […]

10 Tips for Selling Your Books on Amazon

There are some here I had never heard of and I thought I’d nailed the process… Happy new year everyone and good luck! Filed under: "Dose of Inspiration" Video, 2015, Book Marketing Tagged: Amazon, author, books, Independent Author, Indie publishing, Kindle, marketing, novel, publishing, sales, success

I would love your input…

This is going to be a promising year and I would love your input on how to move forward. I have a big anniversary to celebrate. 1. I just turned 15! Only a few more years until I can legally drink and get a driver’s licence? No. This year marks the 15th anniversary of writing […]

When “improved” is just NOT better, at all. Nope. Not even a little bit.

In the category of things that you should never trust, we have this: “The new platform is intended to provide you with a more reliable and overall improved end user experience.” Wouldn’t it be lovely… but that is not how it works. My hosting service has decided to go from a solid, reliable web-based service […]

Typos and Errors in Indie-Published Manuscripts

Originally posted on ninasoden:
I originally published this article as a guest author at http://timothy-oullette.blogspot.com/ and http://www.timouellette.com on August 8, 2014, but I felt that the information was important enough that I wanted it in my blog feed as well. I hope you enjoy my take on Typos and Errors in Indie-Published Manuscripts. You can let…

2015 Calendar #Free #Wallpaper: Abundant Growth

Abundant growth is a goal I am aiming for this year. Growth in regards to skills, sales, range of ideas and all the usual stuff. This calendar reflects that theme. It is a little fuzzy on large screens, but can be tucked away as a handy reference. Why the twist? Because growth requires flexibility and […]

Guest Post Hell – How to NEVER be asked to post!

Regrets, well we all have many. Here is one of mine. I should never have put today’s post up, re-opening the blog to guest posts. My very sincere apologies everyone, but the offer is withdrawn due to the flood of unusable, stressful, unprofessional content I received. Obviously, the post wasn’t read properly… Guests posts from […]

Guest Post Hell

Regrets, well we all have many. Here is one of mine. I should never have put this post up, re-opening the blog to guest posts. My very sincere apologies everyone, but the offer is withdrawn due to the content I received. Guests posts from now on will be by invitation or private mutual arrangement with […]

A massive thank you to my frequent #Triberr and Twitter sharers ~ Free Ebooks

I have the loveliest social media problem I can think of, I have too many people to thank. I am very grateful for all of you who share my content, and pass on other people’s work that I have sent through Twitter and Triberr. To tweet you all individually is a nightmare, especially as I […]

A Christmas Dream, by Louisa May Alcott

From our happy home Through the world we roam One week in all the year, Making winter spring With the joy we bring For Christmas-tide is here. Now the eastern star Shines from afar To light the poorest home; Hearts warmer grow, Gifts freely flow, For Christmas-tide has come. Now gay trees rise Before young […]