I wasn’t sure whether it was a good idea when I signed up to a weekend promotion with Hello Books. Well, I’m pleased to report that it was a HUGE success, and I’ll definitely do it again in future. So, how did it work? Hello Books has a massive mailing list, and every week they… Continue reading Why make your book free?

A couple of weeks ago I had the privelege of presenting at the Tauranga Writers monthly ‘Sunday Focus’ session. I chose the topic “Seeing the world through our characters’ eyes” because I’ve recently started doing paid manuscript assessments, and getting the Point of View (POV) right is a fundamental concept to grasp. I also spoke… Continue reading What’s the Point (of View)?

Stoked to share the new cover for Medar – Book One in my Realmshift Trilogy (ebook version). I’ve also uploaded it to Draft2Digital so it should be available in all sorts of online stores soon (21st July).

Disclaimer: I’m no expert when it comes to SEO (Search Engine Optimisation). But a few months ago I was researching top sellers in my genre for a new book cover, and I noticed something: many books had a bunch of extra information in their titles about their books. Like “Murder Mystery Thriller for teens”. Or… Continue reading SEO experiment

The New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA) offers members a number of benefits, one of which is discounted or subsidised manuscript assessments. New authors should always get an manuscript assessment done on their work, but even more experienced authors will benefit from a second set of eyes. I actually didn’t even know about the NZSA… Continue reading I’m an NZSA Startwrite Manuscript Assessor!