Friday round-up on Saturday, because…

sketch of person reading a book

Friday roundup, self publisher, sharing the journey and thinking aloud…


Friday round-up on Saturday, because I went to the beach yesterday…

I’ve had a bit of a break this week, because everyone deserves a break sometimes, time to unwind and do something else…


So what has been happening in my online bookshop while I’ve been elsewhere? Well not a lot, the books have not sold themselves, a new book has not illustrated itself, or set out into the world of its own accord, in short, nothing has happened, because my books are not well known enough (yet) to for people to come looking for them.


So what is next? Well the coupon on its own doesn’t seem to have attracted attention, and as I already give free postage and packaging, there’s a limit to how much discount I can offer, so there has to be a different way…


They say that the way to sell books is by bringing out another one, I’m not sure who ‘they’ are and whether or not they know what they’re talking about, but I do need to get back to working on the next book, or the work in progress is in danger of becoming the work making no progress at all.

So with this in mind my blog will be alternating between promoting my books already published and talking about the new one, the story is written, but the pictures are taking longer than the words. 

image from picture book Belle ex Racehorse just horsing around
by Anne 16 April 2025
Happy Birthday Belle and also to your book...
by Anne 14 April 2025
Happy 21st Birthday Belle ex racehorse
by Anne 9 April 2025
The art of being busy and productive…
by Anne 27 March 2025
Rewrites are done, now for the illustrations
Lost in a Book illustration
by PH846604 18 March 2025
...and all this talk about sleep and being tired is definitely making me sleepy. zzz
by Anne 12 March 2025
Dear Abyss
by Anne 3 March 2025
Rewrites
by Anne 24 February 2025
How many rewrites does it take to make a book? I’ll let you know when it’s finished… maybe.
by Anne 19 February 2025
...would it be so bad to let some of the plates crash to the floor?
by Anne 18 February 2025
Let’s do this, let’s pull up a new blank page and fill it with words
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