How Free eBooks Are Like Watching a Movie on TV
(Or ‘How Giving Away Your eBook Can Make You Money’) Last year, after deciding to publish my debut novel independently, I learned from experience how there are many decisions to make when publishing a...
View ArticleWar is over if you want it.
War is over if you want it. First spoken, written and advertised (!) in 1969 these simple, powerful and resonant words continue to inspire people all around the world. Yoko Ono gives them away. You...
View ArticleI have written a bestseller!
“I have written a bestseller.” This writing affirmation is true. Kind of. Let me explain. One of the reasons I like affirmations is they remind me to focus on what I can control, ie, my thoughts and...
View ArticleElvis has a son.
The AMAZING never before told story! My NEW novel is available to buy TODAY! 35 years to the day since Elvis died, it’s also 35 years—to the day—since Angus Flynn was born. What’s the other connection?...
View ArticleElvis is my book publicist!
Elvis always delivers! So there I was, surfing the net looking for possible book reviewers for my second indie novel, Zippin Pippin, when I took a break and did a google on ‘Zippin Pippin’ and found...
View ArticleHow to have a bestseller? Give away a trip to the moon.
As an indie author I’ve learnt a lot about publishing. Being responsible for every aspect of my novel—from draft to local bookstore delivery—I’ve ticked the boxes of almost every conceivable aspect of...
View ArticleGeorgia interview on my mind
After she’d left her job at the Atlanta Journal and was recovering at home from an ankle injury. Being an indie—whether blogger, author, musician, photographer, film-maker or...
View ArticleThe Indie Guide To Making Shop Ready Product: 10 Steps to Success
I’ve always been an Indie. I love it. Sure, at the close of another business day sometimes I wish I’d moved a few more ‘units’ but the best thing about being indie is you—I—am in control. The success...
View ArticleNew Comedy Novel Gets ‘Rippin’ Review!
My 2012 is officially awesome. In the current issue of Inpress magazine (Australian street-press for the local music, art and literature scene) there’s a bonza review for Zippin Pippin, my second...
View ArticleFinding Your Funny Voice
If it is true that ‘seriousness is a disease of the ego’ then I reckon the purpose of life is simply to find your funny voice. What could be more spiritually rewarding than not taking oneself too...
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