Time of year for best books of the year

This is something different.

Fourteen books in 2014 I have not noticed before ...

Looking back to 2013 another fourteen I also have not noticed before ...

Then looking back to 2010 another ten books I have not noticed before.

I suppose with all the millions of books published this should not be a surprise.

http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/12/22/best-books-2014/

My thanks to Maria Popova

Douglas

Russell Blake - Predictions for 2015

http://russellblake.com/2015-predictions/

Worth a read - thanks Russell.

All the very best to you for Christmas and your many words of writing and reading in 2015.

Douglas

New Landscape

Another topical post from Russell Blake and a depressing read for self publishers in 2015. Traditional published authors as well if their royalties are cut.

http://russellblake.com/the-new-landscape/

My writing and reading for pleasure makes more sense as days go by.

Thanks Russell

Douglas

How to Write Better: 3 Secrets of Transmitting Naked Emotions

A little page turner. Have a good read.




Douglas

http://writetodone.com/how-to-write-better-2/

Thanks Mary

Poison Bay

Belinda Pollard has published her first book.

Interesting as she is a book editor. Belinda consulted her blog readers on cover design and made changes to her cover as a result as shown below.

Drumroll please! My debut novel, Poison Bay, is finally PUBLISHED.

15 years since the idea first festered, two years since I “completed” the manuscript (the first time round), and in the wake of three months of late nights, intense pressure and high anxiety, I have finally launched my book-baby into the world.

It’s exciting, and terrifying, and a lot of other things.

This blog post will probably have more typos than usual, as I’m a complete wreck. (Feel free to correct them for me in the comments.)

 

Read on in ....

 

http://www.smallbluedog.com/2-enduring-low-cost-book-marketing-tactics.html



Douglas

Next Meeting 5 January 2015

Eats and drinks and reading of Christmas Competition entries.

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December meeting members heard about a grisly bears, the customer always being right and the trials and dreams of an overweight web user. The possible production of an anthology was again discussed. 

Stent - An Unhealthy Story-book

Preface to Stent (First draft)

 

After a restless noisy night of patients struggling for breath, coughing, snoring and nocturnal perambulations her smiles and cheerful words early on the first morning were a better medicine than many.  

“Good morning how are you today?” The ward sister, in old fashioned terminology, says to each patient. 

“Lousy, a sleepless night as hospitals do not change.” I respond. She laughs and says.

“By the time you leave here you will be able to write a book!” 

A seed is sown. Cover drafted and first few pages written.

 

Little did sister know I am a writer ... or did she!

 

Douglas

 

Foreign Love

If you’re expecting tips on dating in other countries, or an excerpt from my next one, Forced By The Latin Alpha Billionaire, hate to disappoint you. This blog’s about tamer fodder, although the topic is near and dear to my heart: money.

It’s been a great year for foreign rights sales, largely due to the diligence of my agent in pursuing those markets, as well as increasing international interest in my books.

 

Read on ...  http://russellblake.com/    Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:59 AM PST

 

Thanks Russell