Do you have a plan for your book?
Why isn't it selling? Who should be making it sell? Why isn't the publisher doing more? Why are there only three copies at the bookshop...
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info590613
Nov 4, 20171 min read
Bad book covers
Publishers and designers can make some real mistakes!
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info590613
Oct 15, 20172 min read
Do you need to be an expert to write
This word 'expert' comes up a lot when working with memoir or non-fiction books. It comes from the question - am I actually qualified to...
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info590613
Sep 13, 20172 min read
Find your non-fiction genre
Where will your book sit? Remember your first step in non-fiction writing is to be clear on your genre. Find your main genre and...
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info590613
Sep 7, 20172 min read
The sexiest lines from romance novels
"And I mean to hear ye groan like that again. And to moan and sob, even though you dinna wish to, for ye canna help it. I mean to make...
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info590613
Aug 27, 20173 min read
How do you make readers care? An editors tricks for writing unforgettable characters
Making readers CARE about your character is not actually a mystery. It is most often a product of good dialogue and good plotting. I have...
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info590613
Jul 28, 20173 min read
5 Places all writers get stuck
There are a few key places where it is just so easy to get stuck as a writer. You may get stuck in all of them. But if you want to move...
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info590613
May 24, 20174 min read
What publishers are looking for. What authors need to know
I have been doing a bit of a roadshow presenting some new authors to publishers both in locally and globally. I also use the opportunity...
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info590613
Feb 27, 20172 min read
Editing your book _round two
Now if you have been following my steps you will have completed step 1. That means you have printed and marked up your entire manuscript...
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info590613
Feb 26, 20174 min read
How to improve your first draft (and second draft and 7th)
OK so this post is assuming that you have competed first draft of your book. It is going to take you through the next few steps that you...
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info590613
Jan 26, 20174 min read
How to write a smoking hot author blurb
A smoking author biography is an essential part of a book proposal. Writing a good one - that sums up your personality and book in a...
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Miriam Olivier
May 30, 20088 min read
The Dalai Lama divorce code
If you are dealing with an acrimonious split, you are going to have to call on all your inner calm to separate emotion from logistics....
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Miriam Olivier
May 23, 20086 min read
If You Have to, Leave in Style
Instead of getting married again, I am going to find a woman I don’t like and just give her a house. – Rod Stewart The first step out...
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Miriam Olivier
May 16, 20084 min read
We have a no-sex deal
Stacy was our third child in six years. On her first birthday, my wife told me that she didn’t want to have sex any more. ‘Not ever...
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