Month: February 2014

Seven Painful Truths About Social Media

Best foot forward. A Public Service Announcement If you write books, you need to reach an audience. Preferably, one with a voracious reading habit and plenty of spare cash. After you’ve exhausted your relatives and friends (literally, in some cases), the internet seems to glimmer like a golden gateway to prosperity, success and authorial fulfilment. …

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Bonfire of my vanity

This may sting a bit… Last year ended on a bit of a writing high for me. I felt as though my freelance business was extending its roots (granted, December was a slower month than the previous four, but hey, Christmas was coming), I was making headway with my work-in-progress, The Caretaker, and January was …

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