Category Archives: Publishing

Word use, abuse and overuse: Whisperer

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Some years ago I went on a week’s intensive course all about horse body language (no, really, I did).  The course was run by the fascinating Intelligent Horsemanship organisation under Kelly Marks, the UK’s first lady and star pupil of … Continue reading →

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Books and Parenting ~ Part 2

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Richard is very passionate about books. He is very careful in choosing which one to chew, suck or ‘bang’ with his hands. I’d like to think he is a literary progedy, because he spent a lot of time choosing between … Continue reading →

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KONY 2012 – a decade-long campaign reaches critical mass

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Yesterday a video went viral.  Within hours the phrase KONY 2012 was appearing on facebook pages, twitter feeds, blogs, emails and various discussion fora.  The video was a 30 minute documentary by Jason Russell, a film-maker and founder of Invisible … Continue reading →

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Looking for a freelancer?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

I’ve just joined Guru.com – a new kind of website which allows freelancers place bids on live jobs in an international forum.  The only problem with this method of finding work is that the freelancer has to pay to bid on … Continue reading →

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God Bless Editors Everywhere!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Having been published, and having advised others on marketing their books, I thought I had a pretty strong understanding of the processes that occur in producing a book. My experience in publishing just got a little wider. I just helped … Continue reading →

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Busy days

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

The next few days are packed with good stuff! Tomorrow I am interviewing a wonderful lady about her time in Austria when she ran a staging post for covert missionaries into Eastern-block states during the Cold War.  Afterwards, I am … Continue reading →

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Supporting an Author

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Olanike Adebayo is the author of ‘The Real Deal’ which tells her tale of coming to study in the UK from Nigeria and the massive culture-shock she experienced.  She chose Bradford of all places, and her preconceptions about the UK … Continue reading →

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