3 Videos of my book launch

I launched my book, ‘BUSINESS WRITING TIPS – For Easy and Effective Results’, in March 2015. You can now watch 3 VIDEOS of the event 1)  An interview with me at the launch  (2 minutes – Professionally made)   2)  “Writing a book is like having a baby” (HE says)  (7 mins)   3)  My speech in full  (12 mins) HERE is how to buy my book – using Paypal OR on Amazon    ...

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‘Writing a book is like … having a baby’

  The analogy between writing a book and having a baby might sound a very strange claim – especially coming from a man.  But I have been struck by the parallels as I have moved through the stages of conception and gestation through to birth and beyond. Mothers, hear me out! Everyone, please let me know what you think   1)  You know exactly when it was conceived Just as some people know the place of their conception, I know when and...

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Writing a book? 10 things I learnt

Writing a book does not take long, once you start – I decided I would write my book last August, and except for taking a break to do a lucrative copywriting job later that month, that is pretty much what I did. I then returned to and completed it in September, and did the editing and proofreading, bit by it, over the following months. Write a book over a sustained period – I made most progress in August, when I avoided doing any other work at...

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Where my book started

  Apparently, when I was young I told people that when I grew up I wanted to be a lorry driver. APPARENTLY. Maybe it was because of my dinky car collection, the time I spent playing with it, or that I did not know there were more exciting driving jobs to be had.  However, what I do know is this… I was brought up in a house filled with books and rather news-obsessed. In my early teens through to my twenties my father worked a lot in...

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