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Author Platform Part #002: The Author Interview

thebookwright — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:26:53 +0000

A really important asset you need as an author is a good interview. This can be done by text, audio or video. Also, it can be done well before the book is published as useful pre-publicity material – or even to attract a publisher. Like anything else, the more professionally it is done, the better it will reflect [...]

What’s your word count?

The Bookwright — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 08:10:31 +0000

I am constantly asked by authors how big their book should be and how many words should they write.

This often seems to be a barrier to people even putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) thinking that they will never have time to write a book.

The average paperback page takes around 250-300 words so a [...]

CompletelyNovel: a new paradigm for publishing?

thebookwright — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:09:30 +0000

I’d literally just finished the last page of my new book, Flavours of Thought, when an email came into my Inbox about a new service called CompletelyNovel.

At first I ignored it, as it actually came into my Spam folder, but something encouraged me to click the link and I was amazed at what I found. So [...]

Seven Essentials for Finishing Your Book

thebookwright — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:57:21 +0000

I’ve just got completed and sorted out the publication of my second book this year. I thought it would be a good idea to pause and reflect of how I did it – especially when I am thinking of writing at least one other before the end of 2010 !!

In working with other authors who are either [...]

Flavours of Thought: Recipes for Fresh Thinking

thebookwright — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:20:50 +0000

NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE KINDLE AND KINDLE READER - for Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Blackberry & Android This book is a book of transformation. We go about our days not giving our thoughts a second thought. This is a real shame as our thoughts fundamentally changes the world around us.

In Part 1 Flavours of Thought, our thoughts processes are divided [...]

Waking From Sleep

thebookwright — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:02:44 +0000

Every once in a while you come across a book that makes you stop, think and reflect.

Waking from Sleep by Steve Taylor is one of those.

It is an illusion of the human condition that we think we are awake when we’re not sleeping. In ‘reality’, when we are what we think of as awake, we are [...]

140 Characters: a style guide for the short form

The Bookwright — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:57:50 +0000

If you thought Twitter was a fad or a nuisance, let me disavow you of that notion – it is a pretty useful tool for both business and pleasure and it’s here to stay.

For one, I have had direct business solely from Tweets and found the most perfect iPhone app developer from a single Tweet – [...]

Why Authors Should Blog

thebookwright — Thu, 20 May 2010 08:49:31 +0000

Blogging for authors is no longer an option or a nice to have … it’s become a prerequisite.

Since I started writing my blog, it has become the main source of new clients and I have virtually stopped all other forms of so-called conventional marketing. It also acts as an organic search engine tool so I’ve stopped [...]

Why authors should draw

thebookwright — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:06:08 +0000

I’ve just finished reading an excellent book by Cat Bennett called The Confident Creative.

I do remember being quite good at art when I was at school but got thrust down the academic route and now I’m one of those people who’s drawings look like they are done by a 7 year old.

I would dearly like [...]

Vibrational Book Jacket Design

thebookwright — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:51:23 +0000

Lefteris Heretakis is the talented artist who I have to thank eternally for all the wonderful Bookwright icons dotted around this blog site.

Now back in the UK after a spell in Greece, I am thrilled to find out he is available to design book covers (and internal layouts) … but with a difference.

Lefteris insists he reads [...]