21st October 2009
Like any idea you conceive in life, fiction starts and ends in the mind; first in the conscious, then the subconscious, and finally digging deeper into the labyrinth of ageless wisdom; the subconscious, the ever-lasting fountain of imagination and inspira...
21st October 2009
Traditional publishing houses don't always get it right when it comes to spotting potential winners.
Nowadays they operate under considerable pressure with profit margins cut to the bone as major retailers, online and offline act more and more like sup...
21st October 2009
Residual earnings are what every creative writer sets out to achieve; passive income from traditionally published book sales, offline and online; royalties that increase year-on-year with multiple editions and reprints. Add to that PLR (public lending lib...
21st October 2009
First time out of the traps as an embryo author I got three offers of publication.
The first two were from long established publishing giants and the third from a smallish comparative newcomer.
I chose the newcomer.
Now why did I do that when cle...
21st October 2009
"Traditional" publishing relates to the long established practice whereby companies buy the rights to make selected works public.
A traditional publisher, whether small or large, will select the best work out of many submissions, draw up a contract wit...
07th October 2006
It happened to me just recently…
I was reviewing a mountain of files containing research material gathered over the years; years when I was churning out one book after another, articles galore for offline and online magazines, fulfilling my obligations...
02nd October 2006
Well, not quite my lifetime knowledge, but certainly all of my expertise relating to creative writing, achieving publication, and aspiring to bestseller status in every literary work I set out to create.
So why have I done this: pack all my knowledge i...
19th July 2006
If you are going to follow any formula on how to get a book published you'd better make sure it comes from an established bestselling author.
My proven formula does…
During the last ten years I've had over 30 fiction and non-fiction books published;...
18th June 2006
How would you like to wake up in the morning to messages in your email inbox with a subject line that reads, 'You have new funds in your PayPal account' or 'invoice @clickbank.com'; messages from electronic payment processors that confirm you have been ma...
12th June 2006
Now why would anyone want to do that: write 1000 words every day for a week?
Well you wouldn't if you are an established writer; you are already pumping out much more than that on an average day.
But you might want to give it a try if you are just s...
15th May 2006
There I was on a restful weekend by the sea; enjoying coffee and croissant in a quaint little café at the end of the North Shore pier.
Looking outside through a musty rain smattered window my gaze was attracted to the contours of the magnificent edific...
07th May 2006
In October 2004 when my book "Your Retirement Masterplan" (How To Books ISBN 1857039874) was published I participated in eleven 15-minute live interviews on local radio over a period of just five days.
The results were highly encouraging; the book leap...
30th April 2006
They all say it, do the online millionaire marketers, "The Money's in The List".
And of course it's true; more sales are made from lists than any other form of promotion.
But how and where do you make a start on building huge opt-in lists on autopil...
25th April 2006
My latest book "How to Earn Money in Retirement" (How To Books ISBN 1845281128) has just been published and hits the bookstores in early May 2006.
As I was writing the mss about nine months ago it occurred to me that there might be another book lurking...
03rd April 2006
It has never been easy to have your creative writing output accepted by traditional publishing houses.
Witness these famous masters of fiction who were all obliged to take the route of shelling out hard cash to have their debut novels printed.
Alexa...
