Super cheap writing book on Amazon...

Hey all

If you are submitting, check this out:

How to Write a Great Synopsis

It's by Nicola Morgan and is £1 until the end of January!! Bargain. 

Even if you don't have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC for free. I've just purchased it and hope it will be of some help and push me to finally, finally submit! 

For a pound, it's worth a go, right? 

G xox

BBC Oxford!

Hi all

Just wanted to draw attention to the fact that Marissa had a radio interview on BBC Oxford last week and you can listen to it here:

Marissa's radio interview!

But hurry because it will be replaced by the new show tomorrow afternoon. Skip to about one hour ten minutes in to hear Marissa.

Marissa - thank you for the mention of AW!! I thought you sounded very passionate and professional - very well done! Perhaps we can have a brief summary of the experience at the net meeting?

My Blog on Oxford Editors; Creative Management – A Writers Tips to Avoid ‘Writers Block’

HI Guys,

I was asked to write a Blog for the Oxford Editors Web-site, and it now been posted. Its about Managing your creativity in order to avoid writers block, here is the link if you're interested...

Oxford Editors - Creative Management – A Writers Tips to Avoid ‘Writers Block’


Ta

Sally

A Rest!

Update

Gabby will have told you that I am taking a break (mini sabbatical) from writing. This is largely due to the exhaustion I felt on completing 'Max'. I really need a serious break. The three intensive months of completing Max rather took it out of me, and I still feel quite depleted with energy.

I am spending my time now taking the publicity of Max at a steady pace, sewing gardening and spending some time on relaxation.I WILL BE BACK and I will be back with added enthusiasm when I feel better.

Novel Four, 'Who Was Angela Zendalic' has been presented to my agent (although she didn't even acknowledge receipt!) so I hope there will be some more news to come when I've heard back from her.

So I will now be'recharging my batteries'and am aiming to be fully participative and useful to the evening on 29th March.

And WELL DONE to Marissa for doing so well with Goa Traffic.

Love M

Christmas cheer

And a big thank-you to all the Abingdon Writers who contributed to our tree for the All Saints Christmas Tree festival. Once again our tree was a major attraction as it had the only 'readable' decorations, and people stopped to read everything from flash fiction to poems hanging from stars on its branches.


The whole event was a huge success and made £600 for Oxford Homeless Pathways, so you've all done your charitable bit for Christmas!

Link to report on 'what kids really think about e-books'

Here is an interesting report from the Bookseller about what kids really think about e-books', that may be worth a gander...

Authors Self Published Books and  E-book Success...

Found this article, US Today Self-published authors find e-success and thought it may be food for thought, and especially for Mary with her E-book ‘Max MacCauley: All He Ever Wanted Was A Quiet Life’ and Marissa with 'Goa Traffic'. It’s really good to see authors doing well with their self-publishing endeavours. Hopefully in a few months’ time, we will see Mary and Marissa names on an English new web-site as e-book best sellers!