A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 10

Apr 11, 2020 | Free Stuff, My Publications

After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments. Here’s the next chapter. Note: You can find a link to all published chapters at the end of this post or read more parts on Wattpad. A Heaven for...

Email Video Marketing

Apr 9, 2020 | Marketing

I have written in the past extensively about email marketing, video marketing, and even live video marketing. But email video marketing? Is that even a thing? Turns out that yes, it is. Basically, instead of writing up an email, you record a video and send it to your...

Writing Interactive Fiction

Apr 7, 2020 | Publishing, Writing

A couple of years ago I wrote about the Choose Your Own Adventure books. In the books—for those not familiar with them—you read until you come to a decision point, which prompts you to flip to another page, backward or forward. They invite you into an exciting,...

Whisker Smile Wins Prestigious IBBY Award

Apr 5, 2020 | My Publications

I had some great news a few days ago: my illustrator, Dimitris Fousekis, called me late at night, sounding really excited: our children’s book, Whisker Smile (available only in Greek for now) had won the prestigious IBBY award! Whisker Smile is our second...

5 Dramatic Techniques to Transform Your Writing

Apr 3, 2020 | Writing

ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors, recently published a post on dramatic techniques by Jules Horne, author of Dramatic Techniques for Creative Writers. With a background in scriptwriting, Jules is perfect for explaining how the dramatic techniques used in...

Happy April Fools’ Day 2020

Apr 1, 2020 | Entertainment

It’s April 1st today, also known as April Fools’ Day. While past years I wrote about highbrow pranks like the 7 best literary hoaxes, this year is a strange affair. Lockdowns and quarantines feel like an endless prank the universe is playing on us. So, I...

A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 9

Mar 29, 2020 | Free Stuff, My Publications

After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments. Here’s the next chapter. Note: You can find a link to all published chapters at the end of this post or read more parts on Wattpad. A Heaven for...

What Happened to Latin After the Fall of Rome?

Mar 27, 2020 | Fun Historical Facts

Readers of this blog will be aware of my fascination with all things linguistic. So, I just had to share Susanna Viljanen’s and Dan Toler’s answers on Quora on what happened to Latin once Rome was no more. It may surprise many to realize that Latin is...

Atop the Super-Duper High Hill of the Mountain

Mar 21, 2020 | Random Musings

Greece is in lockdown mode because of COVID-19. We’re urged to avoid getting out of the house for anything that’s not essential – basically, doctors and supermarkets. Even the churches have closed down, to avoid spreading the virus. This past week...