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WELCOME TO MY BLOG FOR AUTHORS

9 March 2023

lTHIS BLOG IS AIMED TO ASSIST AUTHORS:


Authors don't need help in writing books, they have already achieved this, A blog like this would have helped me so much as I was navigating my way through my early days as an author and all that you read are the end results of many hours of trial and error.

Authors generally need help with the "what happens next!" part, the marketing, the sales, the management, etc. These are the areas I will try to assist you with, specially designed for new authors, who are growing at an amazing rate, the blog is also for experienced authors who may need a few refresher updates.

As you look around the hyperlinks you will find currently two topics of help from me on two very different parts of Amazon, which is where all new authors probably need to start.

The two important areas are.

1. The Amazon Mechanics for Authors - This will help you in understanding how Amazon works and will assist in allowing you to make an informed decision on the best way to proceed in a way that suits you best.

2. Do Amazon Promotions Work for Authors? - This is a little deeper than the above category and it explores why I believe Authors are heading in a direction that does not help their plight with regard to free promotions!

I intend to write in the near future about the biggest minefield of all. VANITY PUBLISHERS. The trap is so easy to fall into for experienced authors let alone new authors who can easily fall into the trap of the publishing predators.

Finally, I have added the first two chapters of both my novels, A Walk to Revenge and Sartori, It would be rude not to!

Enjoy my blog and please ask any questions you would like answered or topics you would like me to write about in the future.

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