Many authors use services like Kindle and CreateSpace to self-publish books because it’s quick, easy and cost effective – and it means anyone can be a “published author”. (Whether anyone should be is a topic for another post!) But there more »
One of the best things that’s happened as a result of writing my book is that I have genuinely changed other people’s lives. The first inkling of that was when someone emailed me to tell me that since reading the more »
If you’re a published author with a book available from Amazon – whether it’s in print or digital format – you could be missing a trick if you aren’t using Author Central. Author Central is a neat little feature that more »
Quite often people tell me they would love to write a book – but they don’t think they’ve got anything to say, or they don’t think other people will be interested in reading it. When it comes down to it, more »
For many aspiring authors, writing a book is the conclusion of a life-long dream. Many of us first dreamed of becoming writers when we were children, because we wanted to emulate our heroes – Enid Blyton in my case, perhaps more »
Many people I talk to say they want to write a book – but they don’t know WHAT they want to write a book about! They have a burning desire to be an author but they just can’t work out more »
So you probably know that I wrote and published my first book earlier this year. I’m often asked how it’s doing and the answer is …. pretty well, actually. The book has sold over 400 copies, brings in around £150 a month more »