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Chick Lit Love Fest

Laura Bambrey is organising Chick Lit Love Fest for Saturday 5th April, 2014: A one-day festival dedicated to all things Chick Lit. Join major authors of the genre for talks, readings, signings and cupcakes. Calling all Chick Lit lovers! I’m so excited to tell you all about Chick Lit Love Fest… Whether you call it Chick […]

Suggested Author: Becky Monson

I came across Becky Monson on Twitter, when she quoted one of her book’s reviews that started ‘Dear fans of Bridget Jones, Sophie Kinsella, and Marian Keyes.’  I mention the exact same authors in my book description, so I’m thinking you’ll probably like her book if you like mine.  It has a lot of very […]

New Cover for ‘Flights of Nancy’

Designed a new cover for Flights of Nancy to fit in better with the new one for The Dr Pepper Prophecies.  Put together by me, from stock vectors made by far more talented designers.  I think it came out quite well. What do you think?            Filed under: Flights of Nancy […]

It’s 6 Months Since ‘The Dr Pepper Prophecies’ Was Published!

And I forgot.  Oops! So far The Dr Pepper Prophecies has sold 1323 copies and been borrowed 147 times.  For a self-published book, that’s very rare.  Here’s hoping After Wimbledon can achieve similar success. Thanks to everyone who’s reviewed it or helped spread the word.Filed under: The Dr Pepper Prophecies

Dream Cast: ‘The Dr Pepper Prophecies’

I did an interview for the Magnolia Blossom Review and one of the questions they asked was about my dream cast if The Dr Pepper Prophecies were made into a movie.  I thought I’d share some of my ideas: Mel - I don’t know I have tried to come up with a Mel, but I […]

The Dr Pepper Prophecies: New Cover Design

I’ve picked a winner!  The new cover for The Dr Pepper Prophecies was designed by JelenaM at 99 Designs.  And here it is:      Thank you to everyone who voted in my poll.Filed under: The Dr Pepper Prophecies Tagged: book covers

Great Chick Lit Covers

Creating a book cover is a difficult business.  Many people will ignore your book if they don’t like the cover, but how on Earth are you supposed to cater to widely varying tastes?  I’m having a new one designed for The Dr Pepper Prophecies at the moment and it’s a scary business trying to get […]

Remember, ‘Wedding Hells’ is Always Free to Download

Wedding Hells is FREE on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, some other Amazon sites, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, iBooks and several other ebook stores. It’s designed to be free to everyone, always.  Although if you do feel like payment-by-review, I won’t say no!Filed under: Wedding Hells Tagged: chick lit, comedy, women's fiction

Please Vote on the New Cover for ‘The Dr Pepper Prophecies’

I’ve had a ton of great designs for the new cover for The Dr Pepper Prophecies.  I have to select up to six finalists in four days and I need help!  Please vote in the poll: http://99designs.co.uk/book-cover-des... under: The Dr Pepper Prophecies

Tips for Writing Great Book Reviews

Popular Soda have written a great piece on how to write effective book reviews. Their main points are: Show that you bought the book (or explain where you got it) Give examples and details to back up your points Don’t be afraid to criticise Write like you’re talking to a friend Make reviewing a regular […]