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Selling your books in bookshops including Waterstones – How it works.

Selling your books in bookshops including Waterstones – How it works.

You’ve done the hard work and are now a published author!! Yay, well done. That is no mean feat…but your work is not yet done. Marketing your book and getting it sold is a task in itself and although Compass-Publishing

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Book Illustrations

Book Illustrations

Every now and again I get to work on a book that is a little different… And, The Elgin Marvels, is one such book. It’s a really lovely story about a street in London, by Sinclair Cook. The book’s illustrations

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Just get your book written already!

Just get your book written already!

Having a big shiny goal is exciting. You feel motivated, in control and you get off the starting blocks with fire in your belly and the confidence that it’ll get done. Writing is going well, the word count is stacking

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How to publish your book on KDP

How to publish your book on KDP

Amazon.  The necessary evil. I’ve resisted Amazon KDP printing my book Publish Your Way to More Clients for a few years now (I’ve sold it through Amazon Advantage), but I’ve come to realise that they are not going to go

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Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference

Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference

Knowing the difference between the title page and the title verso page are really important. Critical information is stored on the title verso page and in this blog I’ll be sharing what both look like and what information each one

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Two authors for the price of one

Two authors for the price of one

So, the surprise from yesterday’s book launch of The New Fire book launch by Nick Francis was Simon Banks being there too! Another author of mine. It was like 2 authors for the price of 1!! I worked with both

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Should I use Amazon to fulfil my book orders?

Should I use Amazon to fulfil my book orders?

Most of us have ordered books from Amazon. But just because you shop from there, (and I try and shop from independents first) does that mean you should have your books printed by them? You may know that many books

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How much will my book cost?

How much will my book cost?

‘I’m looking for someone to help, it’s only a small job – I don’t want any silly quotes.’ ARGH! How often have you read that on Facebook and wanted to shout ‘cheapskate’? I get it, we all want to save

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Book cover basics – what you need to know before you hit publish

Book cover basics – what you need to know before you hit publish

There are a few hard and fast rules for designing a book cover. I’m going to outline the basics here, but it can take years of experience to get this spot on. If you’re new to writing I would always

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Timescales for publishing your book

If you’re a first-time author, then getting to the publishing part of the process is really exciting. Even if you’re a semi pro at this, there is always that feeling of nervous anticipation when it comes to the final stages

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  • Selling your books in bookshops including Waterstones – How it works.
  • Book Illustrations
  • Just get your book written already!
  • How to publish your book on KDP
  • Title page and Title verso – what they are and why you need to know the difference

Titles We’ve Published

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New Fire by Nick Francis
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Get Paid to Race by Jess Shanahan
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How to get it right and grow your business with confidence
The Silent Sufferer
Warrior Women
Ultimate Lead Generation
The Lazy Website Syndrome
Mindset Mastery
The Organised Business
Flood Defence - a guide for all
Bringing You back to YOU!
Get the Friday Feeling
Awarded by Angels
The Natural Sales Evolution
Business for Filmmakers
How to buy a house for £1
Grow Your Dental Lab FAST
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Pure coaching by Jan Rudge and Hayley Guest

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