As authors, we shouldn’t ever stop promoting our books. They are a tangible product of our imagination and need us to keep believing in them and sharing the story.
And to all the rest: Keep celebrating LOVE … We don’t need a month of love to prompt us—although it is a good reminder. Rather keep on at it: Love for self; love for each other and love of life, is as essential as breathing.
And that brings us to one of the ‘fussiest, busiest and noisiest’ times of year; the Festive Season! Whether you like or dislike Christmas, you’ve got to agree this makes people change, hopefully, in a good way, if they buy into the Christmas cheer.
Who knew when I launched my first book at BookFace, Springfield in 2016, that three years later, the choice of that location for my book launch, would add my name to the library list for future events?
As writers, who in general, prefer to hide away and keep their own company—in writing or reading—it's important to have some personal contact with the outside world. Otherwise, and perhaps this is specific to me (?), people can become insular and lose sight of what...
It’s lovely to hear other people’s stories and if you are thinking of writing a book or are just about there—good on you. In fact, any creative outlet has been proven to help with mental health.
Then, it was great to be part of the Ocean Reeve Publishing (ORP) team that travelled to Sydney for the SHINE Business Women and ORP, How to Write & Publish a Book Workshop**.
There are many things to think about when starting a writing project. Importantly, if you are wanting your book to be read and hopefully, cover the publishing costs, you need to think about your target audience. You want your book to be read, don’t you?
