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SCHOOLING SCHOOLS - Storyheart

Today I gave my first presentation at a local school. It was something arranged a few months ago at a school about 25 miles away. I have sent out a total of 25 packages, containing, letters, flyers and information details, and in the case of my local schools a hard copy of the book for their library. I received a total of zero replies, not a letter, email nothing… Thank you schools!

Any way… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 31, 2009 at 5:27pm — No Comments

SOME USEFUL LINKS and A FRESH REVIEW - Storyheart

Today I have from sources and people received some helpful links both for bloggers and for writers. There are a few so I thought I’d share them with you.

These great links I received from my friends at Pump Up Your Book Promotion

http://darcknyt.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/another-blog-traffic-tool/

There are two different sites at this location where you can get your blog… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 30, 2009 at 5:55pm — No Comments

WHY THE UK DRIVES ON THE LEFT

WHY THE UK DRIVES ON THE LEFT by Storyheart

One of the first things anybody notices or remarks about when traveling in the UK is the fact that we drive on the left hand side of the road. However there is history and reasoning behind this.

In days of old logic dictated that when people passed each other on the road they should be in the best possible position to use their sword to protect them selves. As most people are right handed… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 29, 2009 at 1:13pm — No Comments

COMING SOON TO A BLOG NEAR YOU!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Across-the-Pond Saturday 11amEST

A Book and a Chat with award winning author Joyce A. Stengel

As the advertising used to say about and up and coming film at the cinema, or is it movie theatre… and might even still do so for all I know… “Coming to a Cinema near you!”

Tomorrow on my radio program “A Book and a Chat” is with Joyce A Stengel an award winning children to teens writer whose writing goes from picture books to mystery… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 27, 2009 at 3:27pm — No Comments

POD RADIO INTERVIEWS – I LOVE THEM!

Before I start, Across the Pond by Storyheart… For those following my last two blogs, slipped back to 398,516 in Books, on Amazon today. I wonder what will happen if I have a busy weekend and school visit next week and order another ten or so?

So today’s blog, is about pod radio and radio interviews. Today an interview I was a guest on was released by… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 26, 2009 at 3:21pm — 1 Comment

AMAZON AND SALES RANK NUMBERS – PART 2

Yesterday I tried to find out how the purchase of two books could make a difference

In the Amazon rankings, given that no super store would come along and purchase a couple of dozen copies. At the time of purchase I was ranked 704,254 in Books.

By the time I had completed my blogs and done my normal evening stroll around friends blogs etc, I was up to 707,014.

So what… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 25, 2009 at 5:39pm — No Comments

AMAZON AND SALES RANK NUMBERS

AMAZON AND SALES RANK NUMBERS

I noticed the other day that my sales rank for my book “Across the Pond” went from 8000+ to just less than 3000 when I ordered four books. The sales rank number seemed at the time, to change by a large number within the rank numbers with only the purchase of a couple of books.

So needing a couple more books to keep my stock level before school visits etc, I have ordered two more copies as an experiment.

Today my ranking had slipped… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 24, 2009 at 4:51pm — 1 Comment

Don’t Forget The Little People – The Small Blog Sites

Don’t Forget The Little People – The Small Blog Sites

There are many, many blogs out there dealing with writing/reading for all styles, tastes and ages. They range in size from having millions of hits a month to those that blog away to themselves, without any followers.

However we should not forget the great work that these small bloggers, and I mean small in numbers of followers, do.

I have been lucky to come into contact with many of these small blog sites.… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 23, 2009 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Happy Mothers Day – Across the pond

I have decided that my weekend blogs will be about my home land, Across the Pond, this started with my last blog on how the Union Jack is made up of the three flags of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick.

So Happy Mothers Day, or rather… Happy Mothering Sunday.

Hang on the Americans are thinking.. Mothers Day is in May?

Well it is but that is because an American lady and… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 22, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

Across the Pond - Reviews, News and Interviews.

Thursday another ten days until I go back to see the surgeon, and hopefully then receive the okay or at least the date to go back to work. The recovery from my back surgery has been going on fine but as I was told it’s been a roller coaster ride. Some days I feel fine, even managed to go for a walk. Others times it’s been nights of laying awake feeling more pain as the nerves gradually… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 19, 2009 at 6:15pm — No Comments

Prologue or not to Prologue that is the question.

I have started my follow up novel to Across the Pond, “Across the Pond and Back Again”. The book starts where the other one finished, but what do I do for people who have not read the first book to let them know what has gone before.

One would normally expect that such things would go into “The Prologue”.

In the 19070’s English Comedian Frankie Howerd played a slave, Lurcio (pronounced Lurk-io). In the BBC comedy set in ancient… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 18, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Does the fat lady stop singing after the tour is over?

What to do at the end of a Virtual Book Tour

After my month long virtual book tour, I wrote to Dorothy Thompson at pumpupyourbookpromotion.com about my feelings after touring for a month. The enjoyment, the fun and the friendships made during the month of the virtual tour and what next could be done.

Today you can find an article on Book Marketing Buzz, with input from… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 17, 2009 at 5:22pm — No Comments

Across the Pond - About the Union Jack

The flag is normally called the "Union Jack" because it represents a union of count - England, Ireland, and Scotland and Wales. The flag does not include a flag from Wales because Wales was never ruled in the same way that the other countries were ruled. It is called as a Principality.

Actually it shouldn't be called the "Union Jack", because a jack is a flag that is flown on a jack staff which is a small flag pole on the back of a… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 16, 2009 at 7:04pm — No Comments

Across the Pond - Sunday March 15th Blog

Across the Pond - Sunday March 15th Blog

Sunday is sport day, firstly the NY Rangers finally found how to score on a power play. It has taken them most of the season, and the fact that Avery scored twice is something. And I don’t mean scored as with a woman, for which he is of course more famous.

Today is also the day I catch up on the British sport, thank goodness for SETANA. I now can see more British Soccer and Rugby than if I were still in England.

After… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 15, 2009 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Book Reaches BIG 50 reviews at Amazon in five months

Book Reaches BIG 50 reviews at Amazon in five months

Across the Pond by Storyheart came out in October 2008, today it had it’s fiftieth review at Amazon. That is not bad in just 5 months

And it was another good one so I thought being 50 I would share it.

An entertaining story of budding young love!, March 13, 2009

By S. Stewart (Rome, GA) -

Across The Pond is a book that I thought was for… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 13, 2009 at 5:47pm — No Comments

Across the Pond - An Englishman's View of Baseball

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Across the Pond

http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/

http://across-t-pond.com

AN ENGLISHMAN’S VIEWS OF BASEBALL

I know I could write about people who earn way to much money, stick themselves full of steroids, then swear they had no idea what they were doing. Stats that were meant to live a life time are now marked with an asterisk in record books if they are even still there. It is a place where a game stops halfway through the seventh of… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 12, 2009 at 7:12pm — No Comments

Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 11th

I managed to get some different work from my normal blogging about my book “Across the Pond” today

To start with one of my articles appeared on The Book Connection.

We were asked to do a special feature about giving up for lent, and this was my 5 cents… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 11, 2009 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 9th

Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 9th

Across the Pond is a young adult romance book by Storyheart, for the young and young at heart with almost 50 reviews at Amazon alone.

News, views and reviews of me Storyheart and my young adult romance, romance or whatever you want to call it book Across the Pond.

I have had some good feed back from my first blog radio show “A BOOK AND A CHAT” with my guest Kim Smith

You can hear the show at… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 10, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 8th

Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 8th

http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/

http://across-t-pond.com

If you are interested in appearing on A BOOK AND A CHAT” please email me at acrossthepond@mail.com

Across the Pond is a young adult romance book by Storyheart, for the young and young at heart with almost 50 reviews at Amazon alone.

News, views and reviews of me Storyheart and my young adult… Continue

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Across the Pond by Storyheart - Blog for March 7th

Across the Pond a young adult romance book by Storyheart, for the young and young at heart with almost 50 reviews at Amazon alone.

News, views and reviews of me Storyheart and my young adult romance, romance or whatever you want to call it book Across the Pond.

Today was my first radio show

“A BOOK AND A CHAT” with Kim Smith

You can hear the show at http://acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com/

I tried… Continue

Added by Storyheart on March 7, 2009 at 3:16pm — No Comments

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