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Dark City: Interview with Argus Lou!
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Sunday, November 18, 2007. Interview with Argus Lou! As promised, this will be the first of my blogs interviews with Dark City 2 authors. Argus Lou, who edited the first and second books grammatically, is on first. And she's already gotten her first complimentary review, courtesy of an SMS by a newspaper editor:. This is the interview. 5 What are your writ...
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Dark City: Galaxie review
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Friday, July 11, 2008. My editor Nitha kindly sent this copy because as usual I missed it as I was not in the country. GALAXIE MAY 15-31, 2008. Aha, better late than never, ya? Too bad you've hardly any time to do more publicity for DC2. Is the distribution better now? Like Eric said, books can always be revived and reprinted and reissued at MPH :). In thi...
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Dark City: It's never too young to start writing (and self publishing)
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Friday, November 17, 2006. It's never too young to start writing (and self publishing). Or perhaps I should title this post '15 year old self-published author makes it big.'. Now, young home-schooled Christopher (what is it about these home-schooled kids that make them geniuses? And then the whole family spent another year promoting the book themselves....
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Dark City: Are author appearances useful for marketing your book?
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Saturday, February 10, 2007. Are author appearances useful for marketing your book? I'm still divided about this really. You see, the most useful marketing tools I have found in . Marketing my book are:. 1 Bookstore display - you've got to get your books out there at shelf eye level. Meanwhile, you end up spending more than you get. Don't forget, you h...
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Dark City: Drama 101: The Basics
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Drama 101: The Basics. I promised I would share whatever I learnt about writing through my new motto: “To learn is good, to share is better”. So this is the opening salvo. In Klang. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll take that back. I’ve never visited. Act 1: Put man up tree. Act 2: Throw stones at him. Act 3: Get him safely down again. 8220;Man ...
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Dark City: Does bookstore display matter?
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Saturday, September 16, 2006. Does bookstore display matter? You bet it does! Example: Was walking in 1 Utama yesterday, when I noticed the new MPH bestseller list. And I was over the moon when I saw Dark City at. No 2 in the Humanities section (after The World is Flat). No 5 in the overall Bestseller section. We're truly formidable when we're together!
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Dark City: Lessons from Sidney Sheldon
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Lessons from Sidney Sheldon. There's a lot one can learn from the late Sidney Sheldon. This man, after all, inspired Dan Brown to become a novelist! But if you are a writer, there's one thing you should focus on if you're 'studying' Sheldon. The BACKSTORY. I loved "The Other Side of Midnight" - the movie! I loved his books, par...
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Dark City: Begging, pleading
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Saturday, June 10, 2006. A big thanks to everyone for linking me and leaving comments - John, Yvonne, Sharon, Ted, Yvonne! I must say I learnt a lot about book marketing from my friend, Yvonne Lee. Hence the title of today's blog: Begging, Pleading. I find myself doing pretty much the same thing too. And how do the books get there? The results of all that ...
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Dark City: How important are book covers?
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Wednesday, December 13, 2006. How important are book covers? Very important apparently. And doesn't Honk's cover just make you want to pick it up? Be sure to head to the MPH Share a Gift carnival in Crowne Plaza Mutiara this Saturday, and in . The afternoon, Lydia Teh will have the all-important launch of Honk! 160;If you're Malaysian. . When I first saw i...
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Dark City: Chick lit
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Murder, mayhem, sex, greed and all the seven deadly sins.a blog dedicated to a first book and its sequel, to writing, and all the good things in life. Saturday, June 28, 2008. Haven't blogged in a long time, I know - too much travelling, too tired. Doing this right now in Schilpol Airport while waiting for my connection to Spain. This article is published in the Star today and involved me interviewing Cecelia Ahern's publishers. Dunno if the sidebar showed up. No, no, no, insists the passionate fan.