Compared with the rigours of marketing, writing a book is easy.

I thought the hard work had ended when I saw the very first book that came off the press. I had a huge sense of satisfaction when I first saw the first copy of Peter and The Black Dog.

However, my sense of satisfaction was short lived. Now I have to work twice as hard to market the book, The publishers do their bit as well, but the success of the book depends on my effort as well as theirs.

They provide guidelines and it's up to me to do what I can.

I'm tired. My brain aches and all I really want to do is to get on with my next book but, alas, I need to work on marketing!

Words To The Wise:   That's No Way To Blog!

I was furious yesterday when I received a message from a friend asking me to check out an  article that had been posted on line. No, I wasn't annoyed with the friend! Just really taken aback by what I read.

The article was about the uses of aspirin and it had been publshed by the Triond website, which I also write for. My article amassed a huge 700,000 reads and was picked up by Life Hacker, Digg Frontpage and a number of other places. 

This is the link to my article which was written way back in 2007.
http://www.gomestic.com/Homemaking/Ten-Surprising-Uses-For-Aspirin-.39680

I am not going to provide a free link to the plagiarist's copy.

I approached the person and was told that they had never seen my article but researched information on Life Hacker. 

If you take a look here you will see that Adam Pash has mentioned my article and given the link.  My work! He acknowledges that.

So, if this person used the Life Hacker material, she used mine and was aware of it. Plagiarism!

This happens a lot on the internet but I felt particularly annoyed that Triond had allowed it to take place within their own group of sites.

Disgusting thievery! 

(oh, well, thanks for the rant! Feel better now!)


Words To The Wise:   That's No Way To Blog!

There's a fantastic collection of poetry of all kinds on offer here, so you are bound to find something of interest.  This is Glynis's first book although she has been writing poetry for many years.

Her new collection is almost ready for publication and her fans await it with interest.

You can read more about 'From My Heart Inside My Head'  and other newly published books on New Book Blogger which is a showcase for anyone who has written a book. We all need publicity and it's totally free.

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Words To The Wise:   That's No Way To Blog!

The Beatles sang about it and many writers have a deep down yearning to produce a book. The thriil you get when you first see and hold your book and read the frontcover is second to none (if you are a writer that is.)

This is what happened to me when I received the very first copy of my new book and actiually held it in my hand.

There's a bit of sadness here too because that's the end of my relationship with that book and inow need to get to know and love a new one.

Still four weeks to go, but then it will be released.

Words To The Wise:   That's No Way To Blog!