Jun 23, 2015 | My Publications
The awesome tee shirts below are courtesy of Alexios Saskalidis, of 187desingz. He designed them for the Runaway Smile Book Presentation last week. Michelle gave me the idea of sharing the design with all of you, so that you can print your own tees, if you so desire....
Jun 22, 2015 | Events and Giveaways
I gave a book presentation on Monday, to celebrate Runaway Smile’s 2015 International Book Awards award, and officially kick off its launch into the Greek market. Sadly, the political situation overshadowed the event, and only a few journalists showed up. Still,...
Jun 20, 2015 | Publishing
Following my analyses on the state of publishing, which I started with my posts, 2004-2014: How the E-book Changed Adult Fiction and What we Learn from The Publishers Association’s Statistics Yearbook 2014, this just came in, through the always excellent (and...
Jun 19, 2015 | Entertainment
I saw the other day in The Independent that Amazon is selling this 100 per cent cotton towel for only 0.8 trillion dollars (plus $4.49 shipping) – a steal. Naturally, I had to share. No, not for the towel itself, much as I can imagine everyone leaving this page...
Jun 18, 2015 | Entertainment
Old-time followers of my blog may remember my post titled Worst Book Titles Ever. I recently saw these old children’s books in Skai’s website, and just had to share. Enjoy, and apologies in advance for my cringe-worthy comments! There’s a word for...
Jun 17, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs
DISCOVER THE LADY OF THE PIER TRILOGY Today, I have a great recommendation for you, especially if you are pining for a beach holiday! Greek author Effrosyni Moschoudi is releasing book 2 in her trilogy this June, and what’s more, books 1 and 2 are currently only 99c!...
Jun 16, 2015 | Interviews Features and Reviews
Julie Ryan piqued my interest when I found out she had set her entire Greek Island mystery series in Greece: “Jenna’s Journey”, “Sophia’s Secret” and “Pandora’s Prophecy.” So, an author feature seemed to be in order! The Usual Your books are set on a Greek...
Jun 15, 2015 | Blog hops tours & reblogs, Marketing
With the recent controversy on the issue of reviews, triggered by Amazon’s decision to remove all of Christoph Fischer’s 1,700 reviews, it seems this is the issue of the day. Contrary to popular belief, Amazon does not require that you’ve bought a...
Jun 14, 2015 | My friends' Guest Posts, Writing
One of the great things about building a platform is the wonderful people you get to meet. One such person is Charles E. Yallowitz, author of the epic fantasy series Legends of Windemere. The latest book is Sleeper of the Wildwood Fugue. He also just released a...
