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August 11, 2016

Freebie Alert

A couple of my books will be free around now for the next couple of days. Right now African Me is, so if you fancy it just click on the cover image to zoom over to Amazon for download. While you’re there Sands of Time is also free if you like wild romps with dragons […]
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Published on August 11, 2016 05:34

Indies Making the Most of All Opportunites

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Self-publishing today isn’t anything at all the way it used to be, where “vanity publishing” was looked at as something people did after being totally rejected by traditional publishers, and deciding to try and find customers themselves as a last resort for the huge pile of books in their…
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Published on August 11, 2016 05:22

Medicine Woman’s Larder – Watercress – more iron than Spinach and more calcium than milk!

Originally posted on Smorgasbord - Variety is the spice of life:
In this post I am going to cover Watercress. Its Latin name is Nasturtium officinale and it is part of the mustard family Watercress history goes back over three thousand years to the Persians, Greeks and Romans. In the past it has been used…
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Published on August 11, 2016 04:16

Thursday – A Little Personal- Last Call for Volunteers

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
? One step is closer to publishing Our Justice. I am waiting for the paper proof so that I can finalize the Paper version. I have decided to put both the e-book and paper version on a pre-sell basis.(My first time doing so)  A pre-sell will give folks time to…
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Published on August 11, 2016 04:13

Upcoming NEW RELEASE Cover Reveal – ‘Magic in Miami’ by Author Mary Clark

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
Cover Reveal Miami Morning by Author Mary Clark Cover Design by publisher All Things That Matter Press. Magic in Miami Leila Payson, known to her students and friends as Miss Pacer, is always pushing the boundaries of her experience, to become a better teacher and human…
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Published on August 11, 2016 04:07

August 4, 2016

Rotten Reviews and Terrible Trolls

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
You will get bad reviews. It’s inevitable, I promise you. Take comfort in the fact that it’s a rite of passage all writers go through. Every – single – one of them, and after the first one has you on the floor, bawling your eyes out, and inexplicably trying…
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Published on August 04, 2016 08:25

July 21, 2016

Quickie Update – Cars Can Be Lawn Ornaments Too

I don’t believe that moaning accomplishes anything at all, even when there really is a whole heap to moan about – hence my lack of personal posts lately. I’ve been zooming around all over the place trying to find my new place in this crazy world around me these past few months, and I can […]
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Published on July 21, 2016 09:04

How to Add a Bullet List to Your Kindle Book

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Here’s a short tip for you Indie writers this week. With a couple of non-fiction books in the pipeline I spent some time a while ago researching how to put bulleted lists in a Kindle book, but came up with the take home that they are a no-no. I…
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Published on July 21, 2016 07:58

July 14, 2016

Thursday – A Little Personal

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
Since I have hauled back into honest work, I have had to sacrifice some of the fun of being an author for the sake of the available time. One of the joys of being an indie author is formatting the manuscript for publication. You know, the four or five late…
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Published on July 14, 2016 08:35

Planning for the Holidays

Originally posted on Lit World Interviews:
Whether you have a new book coming out this year or are just concentrating on marketing your already published backlist, now is actually a great time to ponder your end of year sales campaign. I know that some authors keep at it all the time, but I find that…
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Published on July 14, 2016 08:21