I’m still struggling, as many writers do, with working out how to build an audience more. I’m hoping people are finding the YouTube channel interesting, but me blathering on to camera about myself must be boring for other people. What would people actually like to …
Read MoreYouTube
I’m happy to report we now have a decent number of short videos up my YouTube channel, with playlists, behind the scenes explanations and tours of some of the themes and locations in my books, and even a clip of the original Man In The …
Read MoreLicensing
Today’s blog is about the difficulty I’m having in making sure I’m obeying all the correct rules for my YouTube channel. Most of the footage I upload is just me, so there’s no problem there, but some of the clips are occasionally from the past, …
Read MoreBetws Y Coed
So, to entertain you all, and add to my YouTube channel, I’ve been out to Betws Y Coed this week, filming around the Fairy Glen and the surrounding roads, to show you some of the locations in the new novel Lorelei. I also realised how …
Read MoreMarketing Plan
We’re entering the end stage of the new novel, and are back in the difficult end of creating the book. The text is written, the editing is under way, the title selected and the cover being design, so now thoughts must turn to marketing. For …
Read MoreNeglected Bookbaby – The Raven Sound
I’ve been feeling very guilty recently over the lack of promotion I’ve given to The Raven Sound, which is one of my favourite and most personal book babies. The other novels have had digital giveaways and pushes on social media, but I seem to have …
Read MoreDon’t Look For Readers, Let Them Find You
This is another post after reading How to Market a Book https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08TZJQ1FB/ . I discovered lots of really common sense ideas in this book, not complex or World-changing, but blindingly obvious when you think about them in retrospect. The title of this post is the …
Read MoretEXt me is out Nov 1st!
It’s quite exciting when you get to juggle. Not actually juggle, I’m useless at that, but manage the launch of a book and be mid-flow working on the next at the same time. More on Hope Is A Six Letter Word (provisional title of the …
Read MoreCover Design 2
So, the second possible cover concept for tEXt me is here. I really like the use of the photo of the phone, as it brings a reality to the image for me, and the use of the graphics on the screen really reflect some of …
Read MoretEXt me – Design
So now we’re at a wonderful stage again, where I’ve received the initial concepts for the cover of tEXt me (the new title), from those wonderful people at Blushcreate. It is so hard to choose which direction to take, needing to reflect the content, but …
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