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I’ve just read a pretty good book
It’s not one I’ve read before, at least, not in a relaxed, “Oh! I wonder what this is about,” kind of way. I have, previously and several times over, dissected it in that clinical way you have to for GCSEs and A levels, which completely puts you off the whole thing. (Does me, anyway.) But…
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The frantic time
Ten days before Christmas and the panic sets in. Is the house clean? No, but it will be as clean as it’s getting after today. Are the gifts bought and wrapped? No! About 10% are bought and none are wrapped, but some will be after today. Christmas dinner? Nope. I’ll be cooking turkey and all…
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Audiobook hassles
We are struggling so much to get the Audiobook published. The sound files have been checked and accepted and there just seems to be a major glitch, now, with the cover art! I’m struggling to understand it because we seem to meet all of the technical requirements with our image file, and yet it’s not…
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Oops
Having cheerfully said here yesterday that I don’t think many people were reading this blog, I then – later on, looking for something unrelated – accidentally happened upon my reader stats, which I didn’t even know I was collecting. Okay. You’re reading. Hmmm. But should that change anything about how I write here? I hope…
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I love this blog
I don’t think many people are reading it – I’m not pushing it as hard as everything else – so I feel like I can just say what’s on my mind. Everything else: the Tiktok, the X, the Facebook, the reels, the shorts, the stories… is all quite sanitised. But here, I can grumble and…
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Problems, problems….
I’ve spent far too many hours trying to persuade this site to automatically add a default image, for when I post links from it to social media. Couldn’t find it, couldn’t find it, couldn’t do it. Thought it must be me. I built a few WordPress blogs about 10-15 years ago and back then it…
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Sell or write?
Argh, I’m a writer, not a marketer. I want to write, but instead I’m reading articles and watching videos on how to sell stuff, so I can sell even more copies of book 1, which I published last month. My videos are improving every day, but I’m realising I need to spend more and more…
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Day 13
Unlucky for some! It’s 13 days since launch day and I’ve just posted my 13th daily TikTok short video. So, how is it going, so far? Sales are good. Better than I’d hoped. I’m enjoying the marketing and have settled nicely into my groove on TikTok. Those videos go to Facebook as “reels” two days…
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Staying focused
It’s a really clear day today. Maybe I should go for a walk, to try and soak some of that clarity into my brain. Instead, I’m constantly thinking, “What shall I do next?” when it comes to marketing the book. The next job comes up and it maybe doesn’t go as planned, so I park…
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Day 6…
… since History Maps has been available to buy. So, how have the first six days been? Busy! But also, weirdly relaxing. People say publishing a book is a bit like having a baby and I’ve had five of those, so I do feel qualified to say – it is! A bit. On an emotional…