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I’ve said it before…

June 5, 2011
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I was trawling around the webs recently and I came across another list of tips from published, and occasionally well known, authors. You know the ones; two dozen writers saying the same thing over and over. Truth be told, we all know these rules, we just like to have them confirmed to us by people [...]

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E-Books vs. Real Books: The Solution

March 22, 2011
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I’ve wanted to write a post about the on-going battle between lovers of e-books and those who prefer “real” or printed books for quite some time. It was originally going to be an article to be pitched to Writing Magazine and was going to be called, Stop Your Incessant Whining. I’ve never bothered writing it [...]

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Does a writer have to have a blog?

August 13, 2010
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If you’re blogging because you think it’s a great way to market yourself and your book (published or otherwise), you’re doing it wrong. You’re no better than those companies who see the social network as a cheap means of getting some advertising for their product. They blog and tweet like they’re your friend but all the while they’re chanting “buy me, buy me, buy me” under their soulless corporate breath.

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