I discovered something else about Goodreads today while I was updating a book. So, authors, you may find this useful. Some books I noticed did not have a book cover, and I thought maybe the author had never done it before. It was while I was doing this I also discovered you can upload a… Continue reading Using Goodreads – Part 3
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Sending Docs to your Kindle
If you want to send a book (or a document) to your kindle, follow my step by step guide. (This was originally written in 2018 and I've found there are changes to menu names so I've updated it. Log into Amazon and tap on Your Account'. A menu like this will open. 2. Scroll to… Continue reading Sending Docs to your Kindle
Be The Best You Can Be
I was chatting to a friend about his book’s presence on Amazon. He’d had no sales, no reviews and the book wasn’t doing anything. So I said I would look it over. The first thing I noticed was his book description. It was very wordy and just looked like a block of text. He was… Continue reading Be The Best You Can Be
Don’t Fight Facebook!
I was talking to someone about their book and told how I was mentioned on their Facebook author page. I asked for the link to see it. I was surprised to find that I had already liked the page. I scrolled down, saw the post, and noticed there were many more posts I'd never seen.… Continue reading Don’t Fight Facebook!
Using Goodreads – Part 2
The original post regarding the use of Goodreads is here. One of the things I didn't know is the difference between a friend and a follower. I eventually found this explanation. What is the difference between a friend and a follower? A friend is a two-way commitment: Both people have to agree to it. If… Continue reading Using Goodreads – Part 2
Using Goodreads
I've always found Goodreads difficult to use, it's clunky and what you see is not always what you get. There are lots of things that I don't like, a lot that is not user friendly and simple things are made difficult. However, this post is about using Goodreads in a positive way. First things first,… Continue reading Using Goodreads
Let’s Talk Dirty
by Karen J Mossman How often do you nip to the toilet? No, I don't expect you to answer that. Just think about it for a moment. It's normal. It's part of your day and everyone around you. We all talk about it at some point and it's as natural as talking about your next… Continue reading Let’s Talk Dirty
Extra Life Charity
Extra Life is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital's fundraising program within the gaming community. Participants fundraise year-round and pledge to game for 24 hours with one goal: to save and improve the lives of sick and injured kids. Funds raised stay local to help pediatric patients at 170 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals across North America.… Continue reading Extra Life Charity
How to Deal with Reviews
By Karen J Mossman As authors, we love book reviews. Without them how would we know if readers enjoy our work? People don’t like leaving reviews and I don’t know why. I am an author but first and foremost I'm a reader. I love writing reviews. Perhaps that’s just the writer in me. I’ve spent… Continue reading How to Deal with Reviews
The Oldham Infirmary
We are now home. In July we were at the City of London Orthopaedic Hospital, where poor persons of every nation who are afflicted with clubfoot, contortions, or distortions of the limbs, curvature of the spine, or other bodily deformities have attention.
