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Just how bad is it to use a logo without permission?

We’ve all heard of the dangers of using images that are not classed as ‘free’. But what about logos?

Just how bad is it to use a logo without permission?

Hm! Having had personal experience, I’ll say this: the question you really want to ask yourself is, is it really worth the risk? Because let me tell you something: if it becomes an issue, the hassle you’ll be facing is definitely not worth it.

In my case, the big problem was that I didn’t even know that I wasn’t allowed to use logos until recently!

As you may know, my second novel “The Lady of the Pier” made it to the ABNA Quarter-Finals this year.

Once I got over from the shock and stopped jumping about with glee, I set out to announce it as people do, in order to take full advantage of this accomplishment. Part of my strategy was to amend my book cover accordingly.

Foolishly, I downloaded the ABNA logo and sent it to my cover designer. What’s more, I also asked her to add the wording: ‘An ABNA Quarter-Finalist’. Once I got the cover back, I published it everywhere: KDP, my blog, and across all the social media that I use. A few weeks passed when I was none the wiser, especially as no one among my author friends, even the most savvy among them, knew any better as to warn me I was treading on dangerous ground.

All was fine until late July when I attempted to upload the same cover on Createspace as to release the book in paperback.

To my shock and horror, the strict review procedures of Createspace had rejected my cover with a note to remove both the ABNA badge and the relevant text that referred to it. I was gobsmacked! But why? KDP hadn’t said anything, right? So I emailed them to ask for details and they said that until I got written permission from ABNA, they weren’t going to accept my cover as it was. Apparently, I wasn’t allowed to even print the word ‘ABNA’ on the cover without permission!

What followed was a very embarrassing email that I had to send to ABNA (an Amazon company) and apologize for my indiscretion. Of course, I also asked them if they could grant me permission to use their logo.

As an overall experience, it’s been awfully distressing because everything by that time was up in the air. As I waited for their response, I set out to replace my cover everywhere with the earlier version that featured no ABNA references.

I even had to grovel to Goodreads as they don’t normally update book covers, but having explained to them my awkward predicament, they were happy to make an exception for me. In the meantime, to avoid further delay with releasing the paperback, I set it up immediately with a new cover without references to ABNA.

Thankfully, and to cut a long story short, ABNA were more than polite and accommodating. They sent me a release form, which I had to sign and send back. After that, I had to wait for quite a few nerve-racking weeks until they got back to me.

In mid September, I was finally granted permission to use their Quarter-Finalist ABNA badge. Bound by certain conditions that I made sure to follow by the letter, I updated my book’s copyright page to include the ABNA logo and added the badge on the cover. By then, my cover designer had also acquired another, high resolution picture of the same pier, which we were delighted to use instead.

For my own reasons, I opted to use the ABNA logo on the ebook cover but not on the paperback, the main one being that on the whole, I found the Createspace review process quite nerve-racking and so feel reluctant to make changes and go through it again.

It goes without saying that having learnt a hard lesson, my constant apprehension about the images I use on my blog, nowadays stretch to logos too. So dear friends, please beware as to save yourselves precious time and misery!

So, what about you? Have you ever been notified to stop using a company logo? Do you have any relevant stories to share? Don’t be shy! Please comment and let us all benefit!

Book Review: Behold the Dawn by K.M. Weiland

I am not a fan of this genre but this author came highly recommended by a friend so when I got a chance to acquire a copy of this book in return for a review, I seized the opportunity. I was impressed by the representation of the era and I believe the author did a great job there and obviously had to do a lot of research. Although K.M. Weiland has undoubtedly great writing skills (especially where descriptions and character development are concerned), I found some elements in this book were quite weak.

The language for one; although I wouldn’t expect it to be original for this era (for who would be able to read and comprehend it anyway even if the author could speak it!) there were some words that struck me as odd, such as Annan calling his servant ‘Boyo’ or ‘Bucko”. I also have the impression that ‘Boyo’ is a Welsh word while Annan is Scottish.

The romance came across as quite soppy, in the style of a Harlequin romance which is okay if you are a fan of the genre but I didn’t expect the relevant clichés in a historical novel. I did enjoy the camaraderie between Annan and his delightful servant, Marek who was by far the most likeable character in the book. Annan is clearly a man tortured by guilt over the sins of his past but I didn’t manage to relate to him much. The object of his desire, Lady Mairead, was very likeable but the romance developed in a predictable way, without any surprises. Also, I found the many references to her lip getting stuck between her teeth quite annoying and if anything, not a sight I’d expect from a Lady.

Summing up, a good read, especially for those who enjoy medieval adventures. Maybe this is because it’s not my genre but other than the fun conversations between Annan and Marek, I found nothing else there that I deem memorable. Quite frankly, the mystery behind The Baptist and what happened in the past with the Bishop left me totally uninterested throughout.

I doubt I’ll try delving into another medieval adventure written by this author because of the aforementioned faults that personally put me off with this one. However, as K.M. Weiland struck me as a remarkable writer in many other respects, I will probably try another of her books sometime that depicts a different era and really hope to write a better review next time round.

 

 My rating:

3 stars

An action-packed medieval romance

But don’t just take my word for it; after all, this is not a preferred genre of mine. If you enjoy medieval adventures with a good measure of romance, then check it out on Amazon now and see what you think!

An Interview with award-winning author, Jackie Weger

Today, I feel very honored to host the award-winning author Jackie Weger. Jackie has been writing for the past 30 years on and off and has published 16 romances with Harlequin. Nowadays, she’s an indie author and doing quite well, seeing that she has regular sales and hundreds of reviews on Amazon. Her most popular novel to date, The House on Persimmon Road, has won an RWA Maggie award.

When she’s not totting her snake gun and writing tongue-in-cheek posts to expose the monstrous buckets of BS she comes across online, she pays it forward and supports fellow indies through the writer group eNovel Authors at Work.

Still thrilled to have connected with her only recently,  I’ve invited Jackie to have a chat with me on this blog as to find out more about her and her upcoming novel, “No Perfect Secret”. The book will be released next week.

Incidentally – and if you are an indie author you want to read this:

The book tour for the release is being organized by Book Partners in Crime Promotions; a promoter with a difference. For just $25, they didn’t just recruit 25 bloggers for the tour and set up an enticing Raffllecopter, but they also submitted Jackie’s big news as campaigns on the super-duper crowdspeaking platforms Thunderclap and Headstarter! (If you’re an author and you’ve never heard of crowd-speaking before, trust me, you want to know what my post about Thunderclap is all about!)

So, who is Jackie?

A South Alabama USA native, Jackie Weger has been writing novels off and on for thirty years. She enjoys destination travel–going to new and strange places, meeting the natives, learning their customs, their foods, how they survive good  times and bad. She lived part of one winter with trappers in the Louisiana Swamps, volunteered at a sister of Mercy Mission in Colon, Panama–and had one of the most interesting conversations in her life with an old man and his dog as they sat on a bench waiting for a train in the Village of Versailles. Jackie loves books, coffee, tea, cats, gossip and all things Southern.

Here is my real bio.

I suffer from a multiple personality disorder.  As soon as I put my fingers on a keyboard those dang personalities get loose and get inside my books and   I’m stuck with them. They are crazy, eccentric, and mouthy. Some are funny, some are sad, but they all have one thing in common–all are like teenagers! They think they are entitled to be front and center on every dang page.  It is all I can do to keep them from making fools of themselves or me. Some are older than a century, some younger than five. The only time they leave me alone is when I go to Bingo or crabbing in a Matagorda estuary.

Available for Preorder till 9/24/14 here

$2.99 or FREE with Kindle Unlimited

 Secrets can be splendid or chilling, wonderful or disastrous.

Anna Nesmith’s husband has secrets, layers of them. But even a dead man cannot keep a perfect secret. Anna must sort through the lies to find the truth of the calamity that has befallen her. Investigator Frank Caburn wants to help and more—he wants Anna in his life, in his home and in his bed. But trust is only a word and Anna is vulnerable. Caburn’s elderly bosses make things worse, forcing Caburn into silence to avoid a scandal in a city lies. Adding to Caburn’s woe is a cross-dressing dominatrix with OCD, a purple-haired hacker on parole and Anna’s backstabbing mother-in-law. As they pick through the rubble of Anna’s imploding life Caburn wonders if each new discovery will bring them closer together or forever keep them apart.

 

Hello Jackie, and welcome to my blog!

Thanks Fros, I’m very happy to be here.

Tell us, what has inspired you to write this book?

I get the basis for many of my books from small local newspapers. In my local weekly I read a plea for airfare to take some orphans to a conference that brought ‘hard to place’ orphans together with prospective adoptive parents. I had no idea there were such events or even orphanages. Now I do. The Reluctant Hero was born out of that tiny plea for funds. One might still find a similar notice in a weekly, but savvy caregivers and agencies would also use crowdfunding on sites such as ThunderClap or headtalker.com to raise the airfare. I once read an astonishing tale about two wives and their children showing up at a man’s funeral. Neither wife had a clue the other existed. That incident was the seed for No Perfect Secret.

I mention ThunderClap and Headtalker because those are two new resources for indie authors. I hired Book Partners in Crime Promotions ($25) to help me launch the release of No Perfect Secret on September 24, 2014. BPiC made the title a ‘project’ on those two sites. The snag is before ThunderClap or Headtalker will throw their support behind a project/book, the author must pull in 100 supporters who simply click the Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr icons. Headtalker only requires 50 supporters. I am so learning that rounding up those 100 supporters is a campaign in itself.

What other writing have you done?

I sold a few books to Harlequin. I’ve written articles for trade magazines. I love our ebook universe better, though.

For someone who has more than a million books in print worldwide, what you said about Harlequin sounds terribly humble, I must say! Any hobbies or interests that you enjoy in your spare time?

I don’t have any spare time! I enjoy having a vegetable garden. I enjoy destination travel and immersing myself in the culture, food and lifestyles of ordinary people. There are so many small pockets of America we never see because we travel interstate highways or the Internet highway. Right this minute I have on my calendar weekend destination sites of small communities within 50 miles of my house. Every single one has a miniscule museum, a café, antique shops and a wealth of local characters to explore.

Do you see yourself in any of your characters, or do any of them have traits you wish you had?

I think every character in a book reflects some facet of the author. The good guys have the morals or skills or jobs we most admire and the bad guys don’t.

What are you working on at the moment? Tell us a little about your current project(s).

I don’t like to share my WIP. I’m superstitious.

I fully respect that. On to the next question then: which are your favorite authors, and what do you love about them?

My favorite authors are those that entertain me. I have a new favorite author every dang day. More often than not, I’m reading new writers. There are some wonderfully talented indie authors. Three recent stunning reads come to mind. A Gourmet Demise by L.A. Lewandowski. NanoStrike by Pete Barber, and The Angeli by Amy Vansant.

The talent of these indie authors left me breathless.

What genres do you read mostly, and what are you reading now?

I read across the spectrum. I like a well-told story. Erotica and shape shifter tales don’t appeal to me. Yet, that is not to say I won’t discover a fabulous read among those genres.

Do you have any advice for other indie authors?

I might. But why would another author listen to me? I am only a year or so into indie authorship. I have learned a few of the ropes. I have learned to think for myself in the digital world. Anybody can call himself/herself an expert. But–they ain’t listed in the Yellow Pages under Expert. I’m my own expert. David Gaughran’s Let’s Get Visible is my indie bible. I follow Indies Unlimited. I listen to Martin Crosbie. All of the basics are covered by those three links. Those basics are the foundation of any indie author’s successful career. An indie author would have to be extraordinary or lucky to reach best seller status when bypassing the basics.

One of David Gaughran’s best suggestions is putting a gentle plea to readers to write a review at the end of the book. I share that gem every time I write or guest blog. Here it is:

Thank you for taking time to read [title]. If you enjoyed it, please consider telling your friends or posting a short review.  Word of mouth is an author’s best friend and much appreciated.

Does it work? Yep. My three indie titles have above 670 reviews—since January of 2014.

That’s an awesome tip – thank you Jackie! Are there any sites or writing tools that you find useful and wish to recommend?

I have already mentioned helpful sites. The single most useful writing tool in my universe is a dictionary. I own twenty-five pounds of the things—all are on my desk. When I look up a word, I highlight it with a yellow marker. Because when I can’t spell a word—I never can. I have to look it up every dang time I want to use it. Highlighting it saves time and aggravation. I do not trust WORD. Ever.

Tell us about your website/blog. What will readers find there?

I have two websites. I am only now learning how to use them effectively. One critical thing I have learned is that every mention of a book and every cover needs to be linked to the book’s buy page on Amazon. It is nice to have followers, but it is important to drive readers to sales venues. On both sites I share what I have learned. eNovel Authors at Work gets more traffic because there are upwards of thirty indie authors in the group. The site has a Useful Links page where I post the most reliable promotion sites. I research the sites and talk with the owners. My other site is Accent on Romance. If you want to know the truth, they are time sucks and pull me away from my writing schedule—which at the moment has gone up in flames.

If you could have one superpower what would it be?

Every single person on earth owns a superpower. It is called a brain.

I totally agree with you! Tell us, how would you like to be remembered?

I would like for one person in my life to think of me as a sweet old lady. But! It ain’t gonna happen because I am sixteen parallel universes from sweet. Plus, I wear a snake gun on my hip to shoot people who annoy me by Eating Stupid for Breakfast.

Love that last phrase (laughs). Jackie, it’s been a great honor and a pleasure to have you here today. Thank you so much, and good luck with your new book!

Thanks, Fros for this opportunity! Can I just say, I wish to invite everyone who reads this to enter the rafflecopter for my Release Day Blitz on September 24th for a chance to win some goodies. Good luck everybody and “see you” there!  (details below under Jackie’s links).

 

Connect with Jackie

http://www.amazon.com/Jackie-Weger/e/B001JS2M62

https://twitter.com/JackieWeger

https://twitter.com/eNovelAuthors

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/535635.Jackie_Weger

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Accent-on-Romance/328632520587813

Google + http://bit.ly/1qh5MvF

https://read.rifflebooks.com/profiles/150752

Release Day Blitz

Rafflecopter

Fun/Free Books/Gift Cards

Join the Blitz Here on 9/24/14

http://bookpartnersincrime.blogspot.com/

http://jackieweger.com/blog

http://enovelauthorsatwork.com/blog.

Other than the above invitation, Jackie has also provided the below links to the two crowd-speaking platforms that will post the news of her latest book on Facebook and Twitter on the big day. Please consider joining either of these campaigns. It’s free, takes only a minute, your FB and Twitter accounts will be used only once by these sites for the specific post and Jackie promises to return the favor if you use these platforms too for your own events at anytime. Thank you!

Support Jackie’s campaign on ThunderClap

Support Jackie’s campaign on Headtalker

Thunderclap: A great, free tool for authors

The other day, I had an email from award-winning author and friend, Jackie Weger. She wanted to let me know she’s releasing a new book later this month and asked me to support her campaign on a site called Thunderclap. Of course, I clicked on the link she gave me right away, where Thunderclap has listed the details of her upcoming book, ‘No Perfect Secret”. It looked like she had set a target of a 100 people to share the news of her new book on their social media accounts, all at the same time, on the release date of September 24th. Jackie has already managed to get over 80 people to sign up . This means she stands a rather good chance of getting her message out on the big day in a rather booming voice.  I was intrigued – what a genius idea! It’s like employing a book promotion company to get the tongues wagging for you, except it costs you nothing.

Signing up to support Jackie’s campaign took me seconds and it was as easy as A-B-C. Basically, you sign on your Facebook account and you follow the prompts as to allow Thunderclap to send out Jackie’s message on the day. Please note that Thunderclap will never use your passwords or FB friend list and will never post anything else other than that one single message through your account.

Next, I set a tweet to be sent out also via my Twitter account. Done!

Thunderclap is an innovative site that’s characterized as a crowd-speaking platform. This is similar to a crowd-funding platform except that instead of donating money, people donate their social reach ONLY FOR THE SPECIFIC, SINGLE MESSAGE. As people’s FB posts and tweets about any campaign will go out together, they create an attention-grabbing impact in the way that a flash mob does. Genius, right?

I’m sharing here below the 2-minute promotional video of Thunderclap. It’s worth watching!

 

 

You will see that quite a few celebrities use this amazing platform to put their messages across, creating trends online instantly because of the high volume of accounts that carry the message together at the same time.  And if it’s good enough for The White House, you bet it’s good enough for a newbie author like me; especially as I can opt for the free subscription and raise my voice over the online murmur around the world without spending a penny. Not bad, huh?

I’m still grateful to Jackie for introducing me to this site and you know me; I just had to share the great news. That morning, as I went around the house doing my morning chores, my eyes remained glazed over for quite a while; my mind exploring ceaselessly the possible applications of this amazing tool!

Okay, so I could announce my new releases with Thunderclap; but what about using it as a promo tool? What if I could plan my next free promo or Kindle Countdown Deal well in advance and recruit the kindness of 100 friends or even strangers to share the message with me on the big day?

Surely, if you’re an author and if you give it a thought for a minute like I have, your own eyes will start to glaze over too!

The more I think about this site, the more I get enthused. I will leave you to your own brilliant ideas of how you can use it and if you come up with anything new, please comment below to share it, won’t you?

If you’re the type who likes to have a second choice, check out also the crowd-speaking platform, “Headtalker”.

Note: If you’ve found this post useful, please consider taking a minute to support Jackie’s campaign here. She deserves some online love for introducing us to Thunderclap, surely. Thank you, peeps!

Easily Connect with Authors and Readers with these 232 Hashtags!

Effrosyni Moschoudi:

Today, I am sharing with you all a very useful list of Twitter groups and hashtags for every occasion! (posted originally on the blog of Nicholas Rossis). Unmissable!

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:

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Leeland Artra recently posted over at the FSFN group on Facebook a link to a list by Book Marketing Services, containing no less than 205 Author Hashtags to use on Google+, Twitter, Facebook etc. In short, you can use these hashtags to easily connect with other authors and/or readers on any social media platform. Since I added a couple of dozens more, they’re now 232!

How to use them

Hashtags are words or acronyms that serve like clusters, by allowing people with common interests to easily search for them. Some are rather esoteric, like #FF meaning #FollowFriday. This is commonly used on Twitter to suggest each Friday the people that have proven supportive in the previous week, therefore others may also benefit from following them.

Other hashtags explain what you’re doing (eg #AmWriting) or what you’re promoting (eg #FreeBook). This list allows you to select the most suitable, therefore effective, hashtag for…

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Book review: The Old Fortress Dog by Ruth G. Zavitsanos

When a friend of mine reviewed this book online, I felt immediately drawn to it and not just because I love dogs. I also have family connections with Corfu and love the picturesque setting of the Old Venetian fortress in Corfu town where this book is set. My grandfather was stationed in the very fortress during the war as a young soldier, and I have fond memories of him showing me around the fortress in his twilight years.

When I started reading the book, I was delighted to find out that the story is told from the dog’s perspective. What a lovely idea! I found the narrative fresh and delightful as a result. This is a story about a very clever dog and a particularly withdrawn, anxious little boy who happens to be the dog owner’s grandchild.

The boy arrives with his mother in Corfu from the States to visit his granddad during the summer. Having no self-confidence with his soccer skills, the boy refuses initially to play with the local boys, despite being constantly prompted. However, thanks to his loving, gently guiding grandfather and his adorable pet, Leonidas, the boy gradually regains his lost confidence as he makes new friends. I found the story particularly tender and would recommend it highly. Predominantly, this is a book that will inspire children to love and respect animals as well as to believe in themselves.

 

My rating:

4 stars

A tender tale that will inspire children and adults alike

Find this heart-warming tale now on Amazon.

The life of an author as lived by his wife (or husband)

Effrosyni Moschoudi:

I came across this hilarious post today, written by the wife of author and friend Nicholas Rossis. I saw myself and my husband in this and we howled together reading it. If you’re a writer living with a partner who’s not one, chances are you will relate greatly, and will get a few chuckles too in the process!

Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:

We shall read on the beaches, we shall read in the fields and in the streets, we shall read in the hills…




- Photo: sxc.hu

Today was not a good day for writing. I woke up early, as usual, to do some writing, but a myriad of things required my attention, breaking my concentration. Before I knew it, the day had begun and an unprecedented number of clients called up, interrupting me  every five minutes.

None of this would matter, of course, if I hadn’t already missed yesterday’s writing. As I aim to have the fourth Pearseus book ready by Christmas, this means I have to write 1,500-2,000 words daily to have any hope of meeting my target.

Then, I made the mistake of expressing my frustration to my wife, Electra. An expression of deep care and sympathy failed completely to appear on her face. Instead, she announced she’d be writing…

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How to make a business plan in 7 easy steps

You know how it is… when we were school kids, we used to go back to school every September. Bursting with excitement, we’d reunite with our classmates and delve into a new school year with unprecedented gusto. I can still remember the intoxicating smells of new school bags, exercise books and newly sharpened pencils. I bet you can too.  There’s nothing like new beginnings, huh?

After doing this for many years, inevitably we’ve all associated September with new beginnings. For me, the coming of this month feels like a second New Year; one that I’ve always dedicated to setting new goals. This year has been no different, except, as synchronicity would have it, this time round I got a bit of help with organizing my workload. On the site of Jane Friedman, I came across a guest post by Angela Ackerman that taught me how to make a proper business plan.  Over time, I’d heard a lot of indie authors mention their business plans but I didn’t know what that entailed, let alone how to make one.

Thanks to the aforementioned post, I finished my business plan in less than an hour. I found the instructions incredibly easy to follow. The post even provides a link to a downloadable template – how handy is that?

This little exercise has helped to focus my mind on what’s really important among the numerous tasks that I’ve been jotting down my lengthy To-Do list during the past year.  And it was much easier than I’d initially thought to prioritize among goals and to group them under main themes.

The one-page business plan that this post will help you create is an indispensable visual for your writing space! Just pin it where you’re most likely to look at it daily. It helps to keep the eyes on the ball as it were; and it might be the nudge in the ribs that you need to avoid proctastination with your writing or spending too much time on Facebook!

Learn how to make your business plan here.

I hope you’ll find Angela Ackerman’s post as incredibly useful as I have.

As we all stand at the threshold of this fresh season where anything is possible, I take the opportunity to wish you all success with your business endeavours!

Book Review: The Dreamshifter by Elle Boca (Weeia Series)

Young Amy is no ordinary girl. She’s a Weeia; i.e. she belongs to a special clan of people who have various super powers. Amy’s special ability is dreamshifting. Through her dreams, she can visit places and people. One day, she meets a man in the street who introduces himself to her as her father. Seeing that he’d abandoned the family years ago, she’s very cautious towards him, especially as he’s a powerful Weeia who’s said to be a ruthless killer.

When Amy meets Duncan, a delightful young man who’s also a Weeia, the story takes on a lovely, light-hearted turn. The two of them spend lots of time together as they explore the multi-ethnic eateries of Miami, but their joy soon gives way to angst as they face mortal danger.

After an accident, Amy is separated from her mother and is kept hostage in a strange place where she’s discouraged to use her dreamshifting abilities.

I found this story unique and delightful, although I would personally enjoy a hint of romance between Amy and Duncan. Also, I’d prefer less restaurant scenes as after a while they felt rather repetitive without contributing to the story. I loved the way the book ended in a happy, carefree moment when the conflicts had all been dealt with.

I wonder what the upcoming adventures of the Weeia will be, and I look forward to the next books in the series.

 

My rating:             

* * * *   A delightful urban fantasy set in Miami

 

Find it on Amazon now

How to make your book un-put-down-able

I came back from my holidays a couple of days ago, all smiley and refreshed.

Despite my fears, the smile on my face didn’t fade when I opened my mailbox as there were only about 250 messages waiting for me. I patted myself on the back as a first reaction; how good was I to tick off all Twitter email notifications recently!

I was so relieved with this low number of incoming messages that I didn’t even mind the negative response from the immature 10-year-old inside my head who started to snicker; something about me not being important after all, which of course I dismissed, being the sensible adult.

Having addressed my incoming mail quickly enough, today I have the opportunity to finally blog. It crossed my mind to share some awkward experiences I had during my holiday (first time ever!) but then thought I’d probably bore you. Instead, I’ll just show you a few pics from my stay in Corfu and Lefkada but before that, I got a great post to talk to you about!

Its writer is award-winning author K.M. Weiland and I found it on the blog of a similarly successful writer and blogger, Jonathan Gunson. By the way, if you’re on the lookout for useful information on the craft of writing and unique marketing tips & insights, then make sure to subscribe to the newsletters of these amazing fellow indies. You’ll even be sent excellent free ebooks to delve into (one by each site).

Anyway, the specific post discusses an issue that had never occured to me. What is it that gets readers hooked on a book? What is the magic substance that seemingly glues their hands to its open pages?

Well, head over to Jonathan’s blog and see if K.M. Weiland’s post provides any food for thought that you could feast upon. I know I did! In order to explain her theory with specific examples, Katie refers to a greatly-loved masterpiece of classic literature: Charlotte Brontë’s, Jane Eyre.

Here is what could make your book un-put-down-able too!

Pictures from Corfu and Lefkada as promised:

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