April 10th. 2015
This week began with a slight change in activity for me:
gardening! The sun came out, so out came the gardening equipment. My wife, Pat,
loves it. I can’t say I’m a fan, but I do try to do my bit. I help wherever I
can by digging, lifting the heavy stuff and wading into thorny bushes without
protective clothing. More fool me, eh? But we are getting there and I know the
garden will look splendid by the time summer arrives. The gardening has been
interspersed with trips down to the council rubbish tip, the garden centre and
the good old, reliable D-I-Y store. We’re all experts now, eh?
gardening! The sun came out, so out came the gardening equipment. My wife, Pat,
loves it. I can’t say I’m a fan, but I do try to do my bit. I help wherever I
can by digging, lifting the heavy stuff and wading into thorny bushes without
protective clothing. More fool me, eh? But we are getting there and I know the
garden will look splendid by the time summer arrives. The gardening has been
interspersed with trips down to the council rubbish tip, the garden centre and
the good old, reliable D-I-Y store. We’re all experts now, eh?
I achieved a couple of significant steps in my literary
work. Scrivener is now under control and I am copying my part finished WIP on
to the programme. I do this like a seasoned pro. No doubt there will be a
gremlin in the works soon. There often is. The other significant step is that I
finally have a paperback safely uploaded to Ingram Spark. I’m waiting for the
review copy to arrive before I start clapping my hands. The significance of this
one is that it has a Nielsen registered ISBN number. This means that it can be
made available through the high street bookshops. I intend having all of my
seven titles available in this way. At the moment they are published by
CreateSpace.
work. Scrivener is now under control and I am copying my part finished WIP on
to the programme. I do this like a seasoned pro. No doubt there will be a
gremlin in the works soon. There often is. The other significant step is that I
finally have a paperback safely uploaded to Ingram Spark. I’m waiting for the
review copy to arrive before I start clapping my hands. The significance of this
one is that it has a Nielsen registered ISBN number. This means that it can be
made available through the high street bookshops. I intend having all of my
seven titles available in this way. At the moment they are published by
CreateSpace.
I received an e-mail from a lady in America (through my
website contact page) saying she couldn’t download my free book because she
only had snail mail and limited access to the school computer. I sent her an
apology and explained that my free offers were for electronic download only. I
posted this on a private Facebook forum. The replies were enlightening;
suggesting this could be a scam to get more than something for nothing. One
writer said she had responded to a similar request from a schoolgirl in the Czech
Republic and sent a print copy. She was subsequently flooded with requests from
loads of schoolgirls over there.
website contact page) saying she couldn’t download my free book because she
only had snail mail and limited access to the school computer. I sent her an
apology and explained that my free offers were for electronic download only. I
posted this on a private Facebook forum. The replies were enlightening;
suggesting this could be a scam to get more than something for nothing. One
writer said she had responded to a similar request from a schoolgirl in the Czech
Republic and sent a print copy. She was subsequently flooded with requests from
loads of schoolgirls over there.
I added a domain e-mail address to my ‘collection’, which
was something suggested by Nick Stephenson with whom I am learning a great deal
about promotion and marketing. Trouble is: I have no idea how to access my
inbox. When I ask a question on the Wix website, I am faced with instructions,
or explanations that would challenge Professor Stephen Dawkins. Or is it me?
was something suggested by Nick Stephenson with whom I am learning a great deal
about promotion and marketing. Trouble is: I have no idea how to access my
inbox. When I ask a question on the Wix website, I am faced with instructions,
or explanations that would challenge Professor Stephen Dawkins. Or is it me?
This weekend I will be Wi-Fi free as me and Pat are going
over to the Isle of Wight for a weekend. We’ll be seeing two friends of ours
from Spain. Next week sees a lot of medical appointments on the calendar for me
and Pat, but I should make some progress with my book. No doubt the sun will
continue to shine and that means more gardening for yours truly. Wish me luck!
over to the Isle of Wight for a weekend. We’ll be seeing two friends of ours
from Spain. Next week sees a lot of medical appointments on the calendar for me
and Pat, but I should make some progress with my book. No doubt the sun will
continue to shine and that means more gardening for yours truly. Wish me luck!
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