Michael's Blog – May 2015 Archive (3)

May 29^th. 2015

In the last two weeks I’ve seen much of the countryside, blocked motorways, new family members and a small rise in my book sales. We travelled up to Norfolk to meet up with our two great-grandchildren, Harrison and Archer. Archer was born in February but we hadn’t been able to see him because he lives in Cyprus. Harrison celebrated his third birthday while we were in Norfolk, but we lived in Spain when he was born, so this was a first time for the two little…

May 10^th. 2015

I’m still on that learning curve, but slowing down a little. I know I will not make my own, self-imposed deadline of June to finish my WIP, but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. I have so much to do alongside the creative process, and not just promotion etc., but also work around the house; trips out, essential business. All part of life’s rich pattern really. Well, my life.

I’ve scheduled a book promotion for Monday 11^th. This is for A…

May 2^nd. 2015

When it comes to a learning curve, most of us have to struggle. But when the advice comes in unrecognisable instructions, the struggle takes on an unseemly desperation to make an advance up the learning curve, knowing you’re not going to make it. And so it was when I tried to upload a book jacket to Ingram Spark. It was rejected because of colour issues along with the need to select something like CYMX and ensure the image resolution was 300 ppi etc.…