As writers we're told to keep using social media to promote ourselves. It's important to be seen regularly on Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads at the very least. But what happens when you need time out to deal with real life? Working on the internet. Over the past months I've been paid as a mentor to …
Royalties – Are you getting paid?
So, I had this conversation with various authors signed to the same publisher. Although they all had books out for several years, none of them ever saw a royalty cheque, let alone a statement. One of these authors even went as far as claiming that the statement she did see underestimated her sales. My own …
My Mystery Man
This is my chance to say farewell to a man I never met. He was my poster boy for my novel, Drama Queens with Love Scenes. He's a model photographed by Ivan Bliznetsof who put a face to my marketing for the last couple of years. Yet I don't know his name. Lost without a brand. …
Saints and Sinners
This blog was published back in 2013, but it's a good reflection on what it feels like being an author attending your first literary festival. Okay, in social media terms it's a bit late to post about an event that was held early last month, but as I've just made it home from an extended …
The Wedding Speech
Some beautiful friends of mine asked me to write a speech for their wedding. This is what I wrote. Michelle and Ben several weeks before the big day. The magical thing about falling in love – is that you’re in total denial as its happening. You cruise along enjoying single life, and then someone …
What Cartoon Characters Did You Love?
Face it, it's something we all have in common. Whether we're old enough to remember cartoons screened before the main feature at the cinema, or we avoided healthy childhood exercise by sitting in front of the television on Saturday morning. These animated delights defined our childhood! Two Studios Ruled! When I was young, Hannah-Barbera and …
Is Social Media Losing Its Appeal?
Why am I asking this question? You see, I have a book published by a small company in the USA, so the people I need to reach are in a completely different time zone (for most part, a day behind me). My Twitter and Facebook are set to New York time, so I can …
Watching Love Bloom
I often say falling in love is like being gay. Everyone else around you notices before you do. Next month we'll be attending the wedding of two friends who were in denial for a very long time. Finally, they came to terms with the fact that they were in love. So why my fascination with …
Reviews – A Living Terror!
When I was studying acting many years ago, one of our drama teachers put us through an interesting exercise. She asked each of our classmates to critique each other's acting. So one by one we sat and heard advice from each of our fellow students. Did the sky fall? Did we want to bury ourselves …
Twitter and Me
This blog was originally published in 2013 and I was going to amend it before promoting it again, but I thought I should leave it as a snapshot of my thoughts at that time. I have a confession to make. I love Twitter. I like Face Book as well, but Twitter is like an ongoing …
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