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  • Unethical means to promote book sales

    Strange goings on in the world of books and writing. This morning I listened to a Radio 4 programme about a U.S based company called Resultsource that, for a price, will promote sales of your book. They do this, apparently, by buying thousands of copies which gets the book in the best seller list. The… Read more

  • An author and his manuscript

    On Friday I had a long chat with a literary agent who was kind enough to ring me after reading the novel. He had been recommended to look at the book after an author he represents had read it. In may ways it’s one of those lucky breaks that a new chap like me needs.… Read more

  • Originally posted on Joanne Phillips: Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the second of my We’ve Got It Covered posts. Today is the start of the Indie Cover Hall of Fame competition, and I’m asking all readers to nominate their favourite indie-author cover. Here are the ‘rules’: You can’t nominate your own cover, or one that you’ve… Read more

  • Identity stolen!

    This morning, I was contacted on twitter by a reader and by txt from my ex-wife to say that a profile had appeared on a dating website that was using pictures and information that made it appear to be me. I won’t name the site as I have written to them asking for them to… Read more

  • The SAS war diary

    Thanks to the SAS Regimental Association for this; In early 1946, a former SAS soldier tasked himself with one final mission.  The SAS had been disbanded and there were no plans to resurrect it.  The soldier’s self-appointed mission was simple: to find and preserve whatever documentation he could before the SAS was forgotten and its… Read more

  • Service humour

    I know that a lot of people who link up to my blog are either in the services, veterans or supporters of our services. This should appeal to you. A Paratrooper, a Craftsman, a Gunner and a Fusilier got into an argument about which Regiment was “The Best.” The arguing became so heated the four… Read more