Ezee Writer - December 2011

Ten Top Tips For Photography.

I discovered this article.

Perhaps it's useful for you as well.

Jim.

Use this link

Ezee Writer - December 2011

Bookpal Team.

Another item of interest -

Hi Jim.,

I just returned from a trip to China and Taiwan, having done some consultancy work for a Frankfurt Stock Exchange Public listed investment company. For two weeks we evaluated many companies that approached us with products and ideas. Some of them had breakthrough technologies such as a hydrogen-powered generator that can generate clean energy for factories. We also met many other companies with ideas and passion, but sadly, with no market potential. Many of them tended to mask their deficiencies with a lot of talk but no concrete evidence to back up what they said.

So as a publisher, why am I telling you all this?

Firstly, I’m sharing this to emphasise the power of being a bestselling author. One of the reasons I was invited and paid to be on this panel was because I hit the bestseller list on Amazon and that placed me ahead of other candidates for this stint. So pardon me, if I’m sounding like a broken record here for re-emphasising the importance of hitting the bestseller list.

Secondly, investment firms and book buyers share many similarities. Business pitches that are long-winded and have no substance will lose the interest of the investment firm. Similarly, books that are not revised or concise will lose the interest of the reader. So remember, less is often better. For my book, “Your Book Your Profits” I actually revised it three times and used two editors to further help me sharpen it. I wouldn’t call it perfect but at least I believe it is not full of fluff, which is one of the reasons my book reached #83 on the bestseller list in a very competitive category.

Finally, evaluating a business and a book are similar in many ways...a unique business which addresses a real market need has a good chance of getting investment capital. A book that is written in a way that is appealing to the target audience will have a good chance of getting picked up by readers. Ask yourself: Is my book addressing their needs? Is it written in the correct lingo for my audience? Is it written in a way that will engage their interest and attention?

When I wrote my first book on marketing that was published by a large education publisher, we had to write the book using academic language as it was for university students. 

My second book on self-publishing was written to suit the budding author, so I tried to make it an easy and informative read so it would not overwhelm the reader. 

My third book was written for business owners and consultants, so I used a lot of examples and case studies so they could learn and apply lessons from real life scenarios.

As they say, horses for courses...remember that when you are writing your next book!

Terence

The Bookpal Team

Narrator AusWide.

MORE good publishing news -

We are thrilled to announce that the winning entries from all Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands issues of Narrator Magazine have now been released in one free, online compilation, 'Best of the Best 2011'. 

This issue, like all others, is available for free online viewing or downloading in PDF format at http://www.narratormagazine.com.au or in a print on demand version for $12.95 (including postage anywhere in Australia) from The MoshShop at http://www.themoshshop.com.au. 

Free PDF downloads are also available at The MoshShop, or get a plain text version for your ereader from our Smashwords page at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/narratormagazine

Enjoy, congratulations once again to all our winners, but above all, a sincere thank you to our readers, contributors and advertisers alike for your continuing support of Narrator Magazine.

Regards

Jenny Mosher

Editor

CENTRAL TABLELANDS

Best of the Best 2011

A few words from the publisher ...

It‘s with an amazing amount of pride yet sadness that we bring you this first Narrator Magazine ‗Best of the Best‘ collection.

The journey to this point has been fun, exciting, scary, revealing, but above all, rewarding. More importantly than that, though, we hope that it‘s been rewarding for you, our readers and contributors.

What started as a little seed of thought on 10 July 2010 is now being developed into an Australia-wide competition between states, and that‘s where part of the sadness comes. We have grown to know and love our regular contributors, and never cease to be amazed at the different works some of our contributors manage to come up with.

But at the end of the day, this was never meant to be a magazine for regular contributors. It is meant to be a showcase for lots of people, to help as many people as possible get a start in getting their writing careers going, and to present the best that we can in creative writing in Australia. And the only way to do that is to throw the doors open to a wider audience.

As you may have realised, the original plan was to release regional issues of Narrator, but in developing the Central Tablelands issue, we were sad to learn that this brought all sorts of administrative issues that we hadn‘t anticipated, so by the time it was released, we had already started planning to ‗go national‘. I thank all Blue Mountains and Central Tablelands contributors for their support, encouragement and understanding regarding the changeover.

We are very proud of the writings contained within this best of the best issue and we hope that we will see some of these authors again in the ‗2012 Best of the Best NSW/ACT‘!

Jenny Mosher

December 2011

Free publishing - More essays

Date Released: 2011-12-01
Read Narrator offline - click here to download the PDF version!
Read Narrator in hard copy - buy it from the MoshShop here.

Competition.

Blog Viewers.

I have decided upon my own personal competition.


As you will notice, there soon will be the ONE HUNDREDTH American viewer of my postings.


Now, 'listen up' - whomever you may be, a surprise gift awaits.


You will have to immediately send an email to me to claim your gift.


Now do not be too over excited.

It isn't very expensive, but it is very valuable !!!!!


I await in anticipation.
Jim.

Psycus Pete.

Psycus Pete.

Now Psycus Pete and his purple van

should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

What is that colour named aubergine ?

Perhaps auberguine should never be seen

except way out in the far, far west

where red dust rises and covers the rest,

would obscure the colour and bullet holes

while Psycus Pete performs and cajoles,

entertains as only he can

should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

So goodness sake seek the Pukka Truka,

before you run out of that thing called lucka,

head out you must to the Terratry

from wherever you happen to be

say

“G’day“

to Psycus Pete, before he spreads his wings

then finds those bigger and better things

"It's going to be sad to say goodbye"

to him and of course his purple van

which should be seen by every man,

of course by every woman too.

Be seen by me. Be seen by you.

© Rimeriter 2/12/11

Monday, 21 November  2011

Psycus Pete farewells his Pukka Trucka

By Caddie Brain - ABC Rural.

Note : an internet item specified above encouraged me to put these few words together. 

Episode 1: Port Lincoln to Talia - ABC West Coast SA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Episode 1: Port Lincoln to Talia - ABC West Coast SA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation