Nov 18Member-onlyHow do people react when you’ve written a book?If you have ever written a book, you may recognise some of these reactions, if not all of them. If you are writing a book for the first time (or any time), get ready for these questions. Congratulations! That’s great news. Where can I buy it? As soon as I…Book Review3 min readBook Review3 min read
Nov 17Member-onlyHow Hard is it to be a Transcriber? — Alternative careers from home.A transcriber creates a written copy of either audio or video. If you are accurate, have laser-like focus, and pay super-sharp attention to detail, this could be the job for you. You need to have a typing speed of 60 wpm+, be a red-hot speller, and be a very able…Transcription3 min readTranscription3 min read
Nov 16Member-onlyBe More Gull — Don’t be Shy, Go Get What You Have Your Beady Eye On!And I don’t mean chips. Don’t go snatching other people’s chips or gobbling down ducklings. That’s not friendly. Gulls are fascinating to me for many reasons. Not least their psychological strength. As humans, we think too much. We overthink. We worry. We obsess over how successful we are, how wealthy…Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
Nov 10Member-onlyMore to gulls than meets the eye-8 reasons to be impressed with them.My latest book is a fun one about a band of miscreant gulls who reach new heights when they form a seagull supergroup for Christmas. Seagulls fascinate me, and of course, I have been thinking about them a lot because of the book. I guess you could call me a…Gulls2 min readGulls2 min read
Nov 9Member-onlyFrom 34 to 2.5k views on YouTube overnight. Beginners luck with book marketing?A week ago, I dusted off one of my YouTube channels and set about reviving it. TikTok isn’t giving me the vibe I’d hoped for. Yes, I will stick with it. I’m early into my foray there, but YouTube feels like a more responsive place already. Like every platform, it…YouTube3 min readYouTube3 min read
Nov 8Member-onlyFinding the Tipping Point — how to help success find you.Tipping point: the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change. (from the Oxford Dictionary) Maybe the tipping point will arrive today. That’s what I think every morning. To be honest, I don’t expect it to arrive anytime…Tipping Point5 min readTipping Point5 min read
Nov 7Member-onlyAmazon KDP — Guess what? There are alternatives.Just lately, I have seen a fair number of comments on social media complaining about Amazon KDP. People don’t feel their books are getting seen; they aren’t getting sales, and the ads don’t work anymore. It is all Amazon’s fault. Maybe it is; I don’t know. I first published with…Amazon Kdp3 min readAmazon Kdp3 min read
Nov 6Member-onlyExploring new ways to promote a book — video cartoons.Gavin & the Jingle Gulls in Norwich #funnyseagull #seagulls #Christmas #christmasbooks Gavin & the Jingle GullsThe story of a Seagull Supergroup featuring Lady Serena and the Seagull Songstresses. Can Gavin…www.youtube.com Almost every day I read about book marketing and promotion. I published my first eBook in 2012, and I am still learning! A couple of weeks ago, I published a new book, and now the marketing climb begins. I have done all the usual things: promoting my book on social…Publishing4 min readPublishing4 min read
Nov 4Member-onlyDangerous Objects Under The Bed.A stair creaked; someone’s foot must have caused it. My breath stopped in my chest. I lay silent, not moving a muscle. If I didn’t make a sound, the intruder would not know I lay in my bed, petrified. Time passed; no one came. I breathed out and fell asleep. …Short Story2 min readShort Story2 min read
Nov 3Member-onlyLazy BrainPickers — the dos and the don’ts.Before I became a full-time photographer, writer, and designer, I worked as a market trader; it was my own business. I researched products by going to trade fairs and travelling in the UK (also in the US and Germany), and I worked hard to create a new experience for customers…Business5 min readBusiness5 min read
