A review of New Oxford Dictionary for Writers & Editors, kindly written by Anne Coates. Anne Coates is an editor and author who has published seven non-fiction books including Applying to University 2014 (Need-2-Know), Parenting Without Tears Guide to Living with Teenagers and Parenting Without Tears Guide to Loving Discipline (both Endeavour Press) plus two […]
Review: Writing your Nonfiction Book
A review of Writing Your Nonfiction Book: The Complete Guide to Becoming an Author by Trish Nicholson, published by Collca, kindly written by Anne Coates. Anne Coates is an editor and author who has published seven non-fiction books including Applying to University 2014 (Need-2-Know), Parenting Without Tears Guide to Living with Teenagers and Parenting Without Tears […]
My Life as a Writer
Mark Woods is an aspiring author and a full-time Chef just starting on his writing career. He has several short stories published or forthcoming and is working on his first full length novel. You can connect with him on his Facebook Author Page, follow his Blog and check out all his collected fiction on his Amazon page. My name is Mark […]
Review: How to Write and Publish Non-Fiction by Fiona Shoop
A review of How to Write and Publish Non-Fiction by Fiona Shoop, kindly written by Anne Coates. Anne Coates is an editor and author who has published seven non-fiction books including Applying to University 2014 (Need-2-Know), Parenting Without Tears Guide to Living with Teenagers and Parenting Without Tears Guide to Loving Discipline (both Endeavour Press) […]
Social Media for Authors – Part 2
As promised here is part 2 of the Social Media for Authors post which follows on from part 1, if you’ve not read that one yet, here is the link – Social Media for Authors Part 1. In the last post I went through some of the ways you can gain fans/followers, and a little […]
How are eBooks Evolving?
Do you own any eBooks which have ‘extras’? By extras I mean similar to a DVD when they have the bonus features, or maybe video or animation. Like everything else these days, eBooks are evolving as I speak and I have already had an enquiry this year about placing video within an eBook. I found out that […]
Virtual Author Services – DIY or Outsource?
I started eBook formatting when I created my business as a virtual assistant. It came about when I formatted my late Grandfather’s book for Amazon Kindle. Now I have been doing it for over a year, and have many clients who are authors and writers. I thought it was about time I asked them what […]
Author Interview: Randall St. Germain
Interview with Randall St. Germain the author of Camino De Santiago in 20 Days. Why are you taking part in the author interview and what do you hope to achieve? I know you from Twitter and Goodreads, and admire the work that you do. I also feel I need to present myself better online, and this […]
Letter from a…
Dear Jo, I’m one of those people who write for a living. Strange tribe, it is! And I just might want to use your help. Let me tell you why: As a writer, my intention is to do what I know how to do best; what I’m still studying and training at; what I want […]