Michael's Blog – February 2016 Archive (4)

February 26^th  2016

Last week I received an e-mail from a writer in Israel. He had finished reading my latest thriller, A Dangerous Game, and said he hoped it would not be my last book. He then went on to take the book apart, saying he found the plot “interesting, even intriguing, but more than a bit implausible”. He pointed out the errors in my characters, none of whom escaped his criticism. But he did admit that he found my style and vocabulary “enviable…

February 20^th. 2016

This week has been more of a learning curve for me with respect to promoting myself and my craft. My proposed “Book Talk” at the local Arts & Craft shop next month is not attracting people. Whether it’s because there are no potential writers or budding wannabees in the area, I’ve no idea. Let’s face it, not everyone wants to sit at a desk or in front of a computer writing their memoires or the next best seller. Just because I think it’s a…

February 13^th 2016

On the whole my week has been good in places and not so good in others. The kitchen didn’t happen: the suppliers called to say they couldn’t fulfil the order, so we had to reschedule the delivery. This meant phoning the kitchen fitter and making other arrangements. I picked up a head cold (man-flu for those who know how it is), which has left me coughing and sneezing all over the place. And so far I’ve had no real interest from the public in my…

February 7^th. 2016

I’m slowly coming back down to earth after a pretty good week with my book sales. Although I am nowhere near the hundreds and thousands mark, there are levels that mean a great deal when sales are mediocre. As a result of my Facebook advertising and some other more parochial adverts, I have managed to sell about 175 eBooks. After seeing an average sale of about one or two a day, it’s nice to see the average lifted to something like twenty or so…