Book of the Month: June
NEW SUSIE KELLY TITLE GOES STRAIGHT INTO AMAZON US HOT NEW RELEASES!
The author and her husband devised a simple plan – to take a tent and the dog and drive around the perimeter of France. Like many simple plans it went wrong before it started and they ended up with two dogs and a campervan named Tinkerbelle.
Another Triumph “..makes you feel the author is sitting beside you like a chat in the pub. I even slowed down my usual reading pace to try and make it last longer. I shall now start all over again this time with a road atlas to hand and a felt tip pen to mark the places for a future visit.” US Amazon Reviewer
OTHER NEWS
15 May 2012
New blog post - how to fix one of the most common Kindle formatting problems.
13 May 2012
More 5* Reviews: “The Bible of Ebook Publishing” MCWriter, US Amazon. “Excellent and Comprehensive. This is the best book I’ve read on eBook publishing to date. It is comprehensive with outstanding links to other resources. I learned a great deal reading this book.” InsideJoe, US Amazon.
9 May 2012
Our latest limited free offer on Kindle for Susie Kelly’s The Valley of Heaven and Hell Cycling In The Shadow of Marie Antoinette was selected to feature on the USA’s top free Kindle site Pixel of Ink, producing over 10,000 US downloads. It made #27 in the overall US Top 100 and was #1 in various subject categories including Travel, France; Budget Travel; Top Travel Tips and Cycling.
The words every author wants to hear: “I couldn’t put this book down“. Susie Kelly’s The Valley Of Heaven & Hell – Cycling In The Shadow of Marie-Antoinette receives 3 new rave reviews in 24 hrs.
13 April 2012
Special London Book Fair offer – FREE ebook
New short story collection Made In China – A Fairy Tale For The Internet Age by Stephanie Zia. Now previewing on Amazon Kindle USA and UK. First 5* reviews in. CLICK BOOK IMAGE ABOVE to read and/or download free ebook. Read our latest blog post The London Book Fair Is For Authors Too here.
9 April 2012
Fab new reviews tumbling in for Best Foot Forward – A 500 Mile Walk Through Hidden France
“A Winner!” “One of the Best Hike Journals I’ve Read” “Susie’s Epic Walk Of Blister Hell, Susie is an exceptional woman” “Fabulous!” “A Thoroughly Enjoyable Read!”
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“The Bible of Ebook Publishing” “Good Grief This Book Has Absolutely EVERYTHING…” “One of the very best books I’ve seen on ePublishing” “Worked for Me”
5 April 2012
How To Publish An Ebook – An Author’s Guide No. 1 UK Amazon, Writing.
28 March 2012
New How To Publish An Ebook On A Budget – Update Blog Post: why the Kindle makes the perfect editing tool.
22 March 2012
Closing the Book
The touching story of Susie Kelly’s mission to reunite a long-lost diary with its owner.
12 March 2012 New Reviews Page!
SUSIE KELLY A wonderful read! This book was so pleasurable to read I felt like I was with the author on her travels I find walking the dogs tiring enough but to walk from La Rochelle to Geneva beggars belief! I could read it time and time again as I could with all of Susie Kelly’s books, she is an inspiration An incredible journey which provided this reader at least with a sense of having travelled with the author through her struggles A book to inspire – GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
SARAH BALL A story full of the fantastical adventures of a boy and girl and their dog called Pip There are echoes here of Alice, of Blyton, of William Mayne and of a number of surreal texts, from Badlidrempt to various Pullman novellas. ARMADILLO MAGAZINE An excellent book with an interesting twist Ms. Ball has done an excellent job worthy of such children’s authors as J.K. Rowling and L. Frank Baum RITA REVIEWS
STEPHANIE ZIA Intelligent, perceptive and moving portrayal of loss and learning to live again THE WRITING COACH A wonderful look at finding yourself again after the death of a loved one HUFFINGTON POST BOOKS A tender, entertaining read with some lovely set passages and an unexpected, heart-warming conclusion THE BOOKSELLER You’ll never wear perfume the same way again!
4 March 2012
Introducing our new author Christina Hamilton. Christina’s unique, fun book is coming soon to Blackbird Digital Books.
24 Feb 2012
10 Good Reasons To Lie About Your Age 
is through to the second round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award 2012
18 Feb 2012
5.00 out of 5.00 Star Reviews are pouring for Susie Kelly’s Best Foot Forward – A 500 Mile Walk Through Hidden France
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$2.99/£2.21/E2.99 Kindle $12.99/£9.99 paperback
LOVE THIS BOOK! This book is written so well and with a lot of humor that made me laugh out loud. Fabulous book. Looking forward to others. San Diego Jesse, US Amazon
“The writer is not a wee timorous lassie; she is a lady with tenacity, courage and oh such a wonderful sense of humour! I find walking the dogs tiring enough but to walk from La Rochelle to Geneva beggars belief!” Lilian, US Amazon
“Wonderful, brilliant! I loved every bit of it, & I’ll be reading ALL of Susie Kelly’s books! James Penhaligon “Jim” (Cornwall) UK Amazon
“I read this book in March 2005 and could read it time and time again as I could with all of Susie Kelly’s books. She is an inspiration with all her wonderful adventures and has a wonderful insight into the history of France, and her characterisation of people and events are funny, educational and very entertaining.” Janet, UK Amazon
“The author has terrific wit…It is easy reading, and relaxing and fun. Liked it a lot.. RicheleNC US Amazon
12 Feb 2012
How to Publish An Ebook On A Budget – An Author’s Guide: all ebook formats and paperback updated. SELLING: THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SELLING EBOOKS FROM YOUR OWN WEBSITE. See the update blog entry here.
7 Feb 2012
“With elements of suspense, fantasy and sci-fi, The Dream Theatre is the perfect children’s novel for pre-teens on up.” Literary R&R reviews The Dream Theatre by Sarah Ball.
5 Feb 2012
Best Foot Forward – A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France by Susie Kelly
No. 1 Amazon US, Excursion Guides $2.99
No. 2 Amazon US, France $2.99
No. 3 Amazon US, Adventure $2.99
“I have read many books of “great walks”, but few which show an ability to trudge on day after day through terrible rain and furious heat. Susie’s nights were beset by flooding and insect infestations yet she carried right across France, with feet blistered into a pulp and with terrible pain – a journey like this cannot be made in comfort. Many people would have given up but eventually she reached Lake Geneva and walked into the lake, filling her battered green jungle hat with water and pouring it over her head. The end of an incredible journey which provided this reader at least with a sense of having travelled with the author through her struggles.” Tom Cunliffe, Amazon Top 50 Reviewer on Susie Kelly’s Best Foot Forward – A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France. Jan 13th 2012. Read the full review here.
A DIFFERENT DEFINITION OF SUCCESS
Photo c. The Writing Coach
What does success mean to you? asks The Writing Coach Jacqui Lofthouse.
“In this age of epublishing, we are lucky that we can create ‘external’ success for ourselves too, whether or not agents and publishers are involved. We can create our own readership. My two friends Stephanie Zia and Louise Voss (together with Mark Edwards) have done just that, Stephanie by becoming a publisher and creating Blackbird Digital (books include her own excellent 10 Good Reasons To Lie About Your Age) and Louise and Mark by publishing their thrillers direct to Kindle and going on to sell 100,000 copies. This year I plan to publish my own latest novel whether traditionally or digitally. I’m excited that both options remain possible.” Read the full, fascinating post here.
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