No Spam Please I Prefer Ham
The wordpress.com spam filter is, in my experience highly effective capturing approximately 99 percent of solicitations for fake viagra, cheap imitation watches etc. However, very occasionally it...
View ArticleThe Disadvantages of self publishing
Self-publishing brings many benefits not least of which is the ability to get one’s work published quickly (indeed for many aspiring authors self-publishing is the only option given that most...
View ArticleSelling Your Book – A Dose Of Realism
Selling books isn’t easy unless, that is you are an established author with the support of a publishing house. My short story, Samantha has received 2 4 star reviews, one on amazon.com and the other on...
View ArticleBook Giveaways
This month’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) newsletter contains a link to a blog post on Create Space which suggests that authors give away free copies of their books in order to raise their profile...
View ArticleThe Media Is The Message
Musak fills the vast void with soulless sound, like a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. The seductive blandishments of advertisers like sweet poison fill our heads. To...
View ArticleThank You Dear Spammer
On visiting my Dashboard I was intrigued to observe that there are 4,106 comments in my spam queue. Does this mean that I have arrived as a blogger? I mean surely one could argue that the more spam one...
View ArticleBreakup
Jayne felt safe wrapped in Luke’s strong arms. He kissed her tenderly on the lips. His breath smelled of rotten eggs, “You need new Scents Of The Forest Breath Freshener, clinically proven to banish...
View ArticleTo Advertise Or Not, That Is The Question
As with most authors I am always on the look out for opportunities to gain more exposure for my books. I was interested therefore to read this article...
View ArticleThe Path Through The Woods
The path taken less often than I should, This tranquil place through a nearby wood. A spot with trees for walls Where sunlight through the branches falls. An oasis from the urban din I find a quiet...
View ArticleWe are all creative, are we not?
We are all, in our own way creative are we not? The above thought came to me a week or so ago as I discussed advertising with a gentleman working in that industry. He is (or was when we fell into...
View ArticleSo You Want To Be A Writer? – A Guest Post by Lucinda E. Clarke
Many thanks to Lucinda E. Clarke for the below guest post. You can visit Lucinda’s website HERE. — SO YOU WANT TO BE A WRITER? Asked that question when I was five and my answer was ‘Yes’ – asked again...
View ArticleCommercial Break
If we stripped away the advertising hoardings And quelled the glitzy TV commercials, Those recordings Of sexy girls telling you and I What we ought to buy, Would we cease going around in ever...
View ArticleWatching TV
Surfing TV I see She Selling products that neither you nor I Have ever thought to buy. Flicking channels I see Another vapid she Pretty as the picture on a new TV. I can not decide Whether to turn over...
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