5 reasons having a ‘day job’ helps your writing
Many writers dream of making a fulltime living from their books. The life of the career author is surely a…
Podcast: Author Seth Harwood on podcasting to print publishing and building your author platform
Fantastic interview with author Seth Harwood on his writing and podcasting journey to print publishing success. Seth is the author…
A Bookish Day…and the Sarajevo Haggadah
I took yesterday off away from the computer (well, ok, but 15 minutes of twitter is not much!). I had…
Can authors be successful in multiple genres?
There is much advice that says authors should pick a niche and build a career on that, or pick a…
Podcast: Dale Beaumont on being an Author Entrepreneur
Dale Beaumont is the best-selling Australian author of 15 books in the “Secrets Exposed” series. He is also a speaker…
Lessons learned from J.C.Hutchins: cross-media novelist
Last week I interviewed J.C.Hutchins. The interview was for my author 2.0 program but I released it early because it…
What I Wish I Had Known Before Writing My First Book
I spoke at Strathpine Library Book Group (Brisbane, Australia) the other night and thoroughly enjoyed the experience! It was a…
The Life Counted In Pages Meme
I “caught this” from Alan Baxter and if you’re reading this and have a blog, then you’re tagged too! It’s…
Podcast: Karen Schmidt on being a professional speaker and author
Karen Schmidt is an award winning speaker, workshop leader and author living in Brisbane, Australia. Karen has been recognised as…
Self-publishing: Why I self-publish my books
I have been getting a lot of emails recently about self-publishing, so I just wanted to clear up a few…