Taming the E-Book Beastie!

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Taming the E-Book Beastie!

For many months I have sat in bed with my iPad and read wonderful novels and magazines. I love the fact that I have been saved yet another bookcase to dust (plus we are out of room, we have 9); I love that I can flick through my library without hunting down the location of any given book… plus I like the free sample idea.

So this year, one of my goals has been to place my work into e-book form. Thanks to sound advice from Lisa Cohen (you can be helped in the same manner by visiting her page here: http://www.ljcohen.net/downloads.html), that process is well underway. I am off to the land of Kindle, Nook, iBooks and such. However, as you know, this takes time. So while I am in the process of yet another argument with the ISBN people, battle Lulu’s cover disasters and frown at the terms and conditions on Amazon, here are the first two of my books which are available through Faithwriters.

Now these aren’t Christian books, but Faithwriters will allow me to sell a certain number of books without them taking any fees or charges other than my usual platinum membership. So you can read an excerpt and download the books from there for now. As I expand, I will give you the other details. These books are in a .pdf format (no printing or copying enabled, sorry.) They are readable on any computer or mobile device which takes .pdf. More writing specific books are coming out over the next eight weeks.

So please, check them out, save a writer from starvation and let me know what you think! Reviews are most welcome.

Happy reading and wishing you good back health!

Cheers, Cate

P.S. In the process of sorting out future e-books, a number of older posts on this blog have been considerably shortened and others removed. So if you get a 404 not found error, my apologies. Previously unpublished chapters are being written for the two books in the Four Dimensional Characterisation Series (Building Emotionally Realistic Characters and Creating and Resolving Conflict in Fiction,) plus parts of existing posts will be added. The books will be out in May and July, so please watch the blog for details.

Unleashing Your Creative Spirit

This e-book will help you turn your dreams into reality! It explores the process and practical aspects of creativity; and has been written for artists, writers, musicians, dancers, gardeners, cooks, craft lovers: anyone trying to tap into their creative potential. It looks at the mental processing behind creativity; philosophies that drive how we think about and assess our creative worth; creative character traits; historical role models; an extensive bibliography and web link list plus more. The content is practical, not just analytical. It will give you ideas on how to move forward in your creative life.

Topics covered include:

Capturing the Muse
Quieting the Internal Censor
Building A Creative Space
Working With Failure
Finding Direction
Techniques To Use

The e-book is available for download from here.

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The Little Book of Back Care

Back pain affects more Australians than any other complaint, including heart disease and asthma. The rest of the world has similar statistics. It is an epidemic which is largely avoidable, but rarely addressed in public health education even though it should be. It has adversely affected my family and is a topic I am passionate about!

This e-book is a collation of helpful articles which apply to anyone who wants to take care of their back. It was written while I worked at Lift Smart Australia, so all contents have been checked and approved by a qualified Spinal Surgeon. It is in plain language that won’t make you reach for a medical dictionary!

Articles in the book include ones aimed at meeting the needs of people who are ageing, disabled or caring for someone who is ill or has a physical disability. It also covers two of the more common back injuries which can be caused by poor back care through life. All the articles, regardless of their specific aim, are relevant and helpful for every reader, as each has information in them which hasn’t been reproduced in all chapters to avoid repetition.

The book is available for download from here, even though the contents aren’t Christian. I am working on making it available through Kindle, iBooks, Barnes and Noble and other outlets in the next few months.