Making a Business as a Children’s author

  The thing to remember about Children’s Books is that they are not bought by children but by parents.  Adults are the market that you need to aim at, and you need to give your prospective customers a good reason to buy your book. One short story in a book, no...

Are you ready to embark on your author journey

Different people have different reasons for becoming authors. For some, it is a chance to tell their story and leave a legacy. For others, it is an opportunity to define themselves in the marketplace and to be seen as the go-to person in their field. But those who...

Remembering Tony Buzan

The first anniversary of the death of Tony Buzan April 13, 2020  Today, Easter Monday, a day of rebirth, when, the world is more or less united in lockdown, sees the first anniversary of the tragic, sudden and premature death of Tony Buzan.   Tony’s dream was to...

This too shall pass. So what happens next?

This too shall pass. So, what happens next? I’ve never been one to worry if the glass is half full or half empty. I’ve been more concerned as to who has the bottle! Right now, despite all of the sad and unprecedented things that are happening, this is the moment when...

Survival Guide for Authors

A strategy for survival for speakers and authors Truth is always stranger than fiction. If a screen-writer were to have put today’s events into a film script, it would have been rejected for being too far-fetched.  In the same way that Monty Python’s Spanish...

London Book Fair cancellation -problem or opportunity?

London Book Fair Cancelled The London Book Fair is the largest and most important book trade event of the year with thousands of publishers and industry experts and suppliers travelling from every country to take part. It is where publishers promote their new titles...