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Are You Sending Your Readers To Sleep? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
I started reading a novel recently that I picked by chance, and I have to say that I was left with feeling that a potentially terrific story had been wasted. The first chapter was quite well written w...
Winslow Eliot : The Happiness Cure 30 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
The Happiness Cure Happiness for sale! The Happiness Guru offers everyone’s dream… for a price. For Kairi, he offers even more. Much more. Will she bite? Will a charming stranger save her … or lead h...
A Three Year Long Overnight Success 23 Jun 2013 | 12:15 am
As some Vandal readers may know, I also operate a book promotion website. Whizbuzz is a ‘soft marketing‘ site and operates on the book marketing principles I have often written about on this blog. The...
The Acquisitive Author 19 Jun 2013 | 11:00 pm
It started quite slowly a couple of years ago, but unfortunately it has now become a pandemic. The insidious contagion? The acquisitive author affliction. Self publishing has given absolutely anyone t...
Book Marketing Tips For Self Published Authors 18 Jun 2013 | 09:05 pm
Self publishing is not a new phenomenon anymore, and it has now become an integral part of the publishing landscape. However, there is one component that remains a stumbling block. Getting your book t...
Paid Book Promotion – Yes It’s Necessay, But Beware 12 Jun 2013 | 06:25 pm
As many Vandal readers may know, I also run a book promotion website. Whizbuzz has been operating successfully for over three years, and has taken a ‘soft marketing’ approach to both promoting books a...
How To Use Twitter – Tips and Tricks 11 Jun 2013 | 01:45 pm
Twitter is the strange animal in the world of social media. It operates on such an undefined set of rules that are so vague, it is even unclear if Twitter itself is sure as to how it all works. The be...
Really Weird Book Titles 9 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Clearly I have nothing better to do today than have a giggle at how easy it is to be really stupid. So join my in a quick giggle-fest of some of the crazy book covers I stumbled on earlier today. Rel...
I Wrote A Book – But It Won’t Sell 8 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Writing a book takes a long time, and for those authors new to self publishing, the next step can be daunting – trying to attract readers willing to pay good money to buy your book. But first they hav...
Derek Haines : Eyes That Could Kill 3 Jun 2013 | 11:30 pm
Eyes That Could Kill When being abducted once is just not enough. Langley Garret’s Sunday morning starts very badly after waking with a hangover and a depressed feeling of worthlessness, along with a ...
