The Lord’s Prayer: Has the Church of England got it wrong? By Si Page Cinema chains (Odeon, Vue, Cineworld) have banned a Church of England, sixty second advert promoting the Lord’s Prayer, this Christmas. The ad was to be screened before the opening of the new Star Wars movie on December 18th. BBC News Many Christians …
I hear you, Aylan Kurdi, along with the voices of a thousand others; children, mothers, fathers, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters, all crying out for refuge and help. RIP little man. Your death will not be in vain. Though your short life was taken so tragically from you, we know your story, and many …
There are many examples on the Internet where authors lament their lack of success at bagging an agent or publisher. Some have tried hundreds of times, to no avail; others have found a huge readership, like J.K.Rowling, but not before dozens of rejection letters. Consider a few of these: William Golding , the author of The Lord …
When a writer receives a thoughtful, positive or even glowing review of their work, it can make a huge difference to their day. Instead of the glass being half empty, it can very easily become half full, and the encouragement from readers help them to feel good about the way forward for their writing. However, successful writing is all …
Unless a person has undertaken the exciting, yet costly and often painful journey of writing a book, it’s fair to say that the reader may have little knowledge of what has taken place ‘behind the scenes’. Books rarely record the hundreds of hours of thoughtful planning, research, writing and rewriting. Then there are the financial costs …
Something happened to me last Friday that inspired this blog. I needed some fuel, so I pulled up into the Tesco garage and walking over to the pump, removed the black nozzle from the diesel holder. Before I pulled the trigger I noticed a large advert on the grip of the nozzle: ‘You can advertise here and reach thousands …
This video has already been seen by over six million people via YouTube, Facebook etc. It’s a well told story about a copyrighter who walks past a blind beggar during her working day and instead of continuing on her way, she turns back and decides to act. First, we see that the blind beggar is …
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been astonished at the sheer volume of spam email I have received over the years. If only one of the emails were true that I had received some magical inheritance from a dead Iraqi general or Mr Tutun Wala Wala Bingaloo who died in a car crash, I’d …
Here are some thoughts on what has worked for me with marketing my books: Enthuse your audience (Facebook, Twitter, email) by sharing snippets of your work while on your writing journey. Talk about what you know and love, but don’t bore them to death. Ask questions of your potential readers so they feel a part, …
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