Tag: novelists

YOU KNOW IT MAKES A BARGAIN

DID YOU KNOW? When you purchase a book from the world’s richest corporation, the author, who may have laboured on their book for years, receives as little as a few cents. On a book that with shipping costs YOU nearly $30 or its equivalent in Pounds or Euros.

HOW TO BE AN EARNING AUTHOR

Writers’ agents, the gatekeepers of conventional publishers are not known for spotting potential bestsellers. With few exceptions, the greatest writers and novelists even today get off the ground by self-publishing. Writers’ agents are great at spotting winners – after the winners pass the finish line in first place

DID I REALLY WRITE THAT?

MICHAEL WALSH BOOK EDITING: When the subject of his memoirs came up, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan wryly remarked: ‘I hear it’s a terrific book. One of these days I am going to read it myself.’ Of course, the statesman hadn’t written his memoirs but he was hardly alone […]

ONE WORD THAT CHANGES LIVES

As we cope with life’s mediocrities, we often overlook much of what truly enhances our lives. The key word is ‘inspiration’. Virtually everything we see, use and enjoy is the outcome of someone’s inspiration. Wandering through art galleries and museums, bookshops, parks and gardens, why not pause to […]