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January 23, 2013
Carol Wyer’s Grumpy Old Men
Okay, I know that title is pretty cryptic, even for me, so I’ll walk you through it. Carol Wyer is a writer of very funny books, and she also happens to be a contributer to Indies Unlimited, one of the best writer hangouts I’ve found. So Carol wrote a piece for Indies Unlimited about optimism and [...]
January 22, 2013
Writing to music
I’ve mentioned before that I always write to music, but I always assumed my choice of music was a random thing based on whatever I was feeling at the time. Today however, I realised that my subconscious always prods me for a specific kind of music, depending on what I am writing. When I was madly typing [...]
January 21, 2013
Grub Street Reads – where did you go?
About six months ago I bookmarked grubstreetreads.com in case I ever managed to publish my magnum opus. For those who do not know, Grub Street Reads provided an endorsement/seal to books that passed readability tests - so readers would know that endorsed indie books were free of glaring mistakes etc. Having some objective standards seemed [...]
January 20, 2013
Marketing sucks
I’m a woman under the whip! Candy Korman is my mentor on this marketing learning curve, and she is [very kindly] keeping my nose to the grindstone. I’d be lost, not to mention a lot lazier, without Candy’s help but… honestly? Marketing is not fun. Now, before I get too negative I have to say [...]
January 18, 2013
Bushfires in Australia – 2013
I had a small epiphany today, and it was this : when fire runs out of fuel, it stops. Seems so obvious doesn’t it? That simple fact is behind the theory and practice of firebreaks and containment lines; take away the fuel in the path of a fire and it will [eventually] stop. Yet despite [...]
January 17, 2013
Oops…
Kat Brooks [also known as the 'blurb doctor] from Indies Unlimited just pointed out that the blurb I posted about Vokhtah on Amazon makes the book sound like alien erotica. And she’s right. I’m blushing bright red just thinking about it. I’ve fixed things up but the edits will take another 12 hours to kick [...]
January 16, 2013
Cannelloni with parmesan and cottage cheese
It’s been a while since I wrote a foodie post, despite having promised one, so here is a delicious recipe the Daughter and I discovered just recently. For a change this recipe doesn’t come from my mother, but from a little old Italian cookbook I picked up years ago [* I'll post details of the [...]
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January 15, 2013
Only 29,995 to go!
I hopped onto Amazon a few minutes ago to check that Vokhtah was really there [I was getting bruises from pinching myself so often] and noticed those interesting bits of information Amazon adds at the end. This caught my eye : Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,996 Paid in Kindle Store Hence the title of this [...]
It’s up! Vokhtah is up!
Bloody hell. I can’t believe it. After all this angst my first, honest-to-god book is published. Almost 13 years in the making and I can finally say that I am an author. Would you believe I’m actually shaking? Whatever happens from here on in, none of my birthdays are ever going to be quite as [...]
