Courtesy of Crystal Lake Publishing, who release a new anthology on Monday which contains one of my short stories:
Competition time: to win print and eBook copies of future releases like Fear the Reaper, Children of the Grave or The Outsiders, follow the link to the website and subscribe to the newsletter.
http://www.crystallakepub.com/contact-us.php
via Competition time:….
More info here (French): http://relire.bnf.fr/projet-relire-cadre-legal
~Courtesy of Scott M. Goriscak
Another ‘haunted’ and historical landmark under the hammer.
“BEECHWORTH’S historic Mayday Hills site has been sold by La Trobe University to Border developers for $1.5 million.
Wooragee’s Geoff and Tess Lucas and Beechworth’s George and Sue Fendyk were yesterday announced as the new owners of the 106.5-hectare site after a drawn-out sale process.
Mr Lucas, a manufacturer of portable saw mills, said they had no set plan to rejuvenate the former Mayday Hills asylum.
Instead they would ask the community for “great ideas” for its future at a meeting at The Pines at the old La Trobe campus at 7pm on Wednesday, March 20.
The couples will seek other investors to help develop the site with Mr Lucas suggesting a hotel as a possibility.”
Read more via Sold: Mayday Hills buyers want ideas | The Border Mail.
Courtesy of Anne R. Allen’s blog:
“Seven Deadly Scams by Lila Moore
These days, writers face a range of scams from mildly annoying to lethal. Deadly scams are ones which can destroy your bank account, your credibility, or your ability to profit from your work. Not all of these scams are perpetrated solely by malicious outsiders: some of these scams only work because the authors themselves are complicit and some of these scams are perpetrated by the authors themselves.Here are the Seven Deadly Scams– and how to avoid them.”
Read more via Anne R. Allens Blog: Beware the Seven Deadly Writing Scams.
A great outcome for creative types…
“Writers Victoria welcomes the release of Creative Australia, the new National Cultural Policy launched by Arts Minister Simon Crean yesterday afternoon.Here’s a quick summary of what the National Cultural Policy will mean for Victorian writers.’
Read more via Writers Victoria welcomes the release of new cultural policy · Writers Victoria.
“Fresh out of ideas on how to help your writing take off? You’re in luck.
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via 89 Book Marketing Ideas That Will Change Your Life | Author Media.
“For authors and publishers alike, the very ability to claim “bestseller” status can significantly increase sales in addition to related speaking and consulting fees (especially relevant if you write about business). Unfortunately, it seems that more authors are now responding to the PR and financial challenges of writing for a living by simply buying their way onto bestseller lists.
Here’s how it works: The Wall Street Journal outs a marketing firm called ResultSource which buys thousands of copies of books in bulk before their publication dates to create a false “sales bounce” and then returns them to the seller. (All for a significant fee, of course.)”
Read more at: More Authors Hiring Firms to Buy Up Their Own ‘Bestsellers’ – PRNewser.
Another update!
Geoff Brown -Writer 