With Launch Day tomorrow morning (8th January), the Guest Posts have begun. If you're a regular Blog reader then you may see me appear on quite a few sites in the next few weeks :) I'm going to create an update every few days pointing toward these amazing sites, where amazing people have allowed me to speak to their readers. Let's see who the first ones are, shall we: Can A Man Really Write Romance? My guest post on The Creative Penn: My name is Matthew Turner and I’m a dreamer, optimist, and silly romantic fool. I’m not saying I write romance in the same manner as E.L James or Bella Andre, rather in the style of a Nick Hornby or David Nicholls. Frankly, I’m far … Read More »
Categories: Self Publishing Tags: Author, Beyond Parallel, coming of age, contemporary fiction, literary fiction, matthew turner, new adult, novel, writer, young adult
Hello there and welcome to The Turndog Review: the books I read, reviewed. I aren’t a professional critic, instead all I offer is my honest opinion into everything I read. However, I do this with a difference, as I don’t only offer my personal views on the Writing, Plot, and Story, but also the Book Cover, Book Marketing, and Author Website. We live in a modern world where being a writer is different to years gone by, and I feel the whole experience of the book matters. This covers everything from the initial find, the actual read, and everything that follows. Therefore I hope this review not only offers a great insight into the book and author, but also into my own mind and what makes … Read More »
Categories: The Turndog Review Tags: alice in wonderland, Author, Author Marketing, Book Marketing, Book Review, lewis carrol
Hello there and welcome to The Turndog Review: the books I read, reviewed. I aren’t a professional critic, instead all I offer is my honest opinion into everything I read. However, I do this with a difference, as I don’t only offer my personal views on the Writing, Plot, and Story, but also the Book Cover, Book Marketing, and Author Website. We live in a modern world where being a writer is different to years gone by, and I feel the whole experience of the book matters. This covers everything from the initial find, the actual read, and everything that follows. Therefore I hope this review not only offers a great insight into the book and author, but also into my own mind and what makes … Read More »
Categories: The Turndog Review Tags: Author, Author Marketing, Author Platform, Book Marketing, Book Review, catching fire, suzanne collins, turndog review
You may be a writer but that doesn't mean you can disregard pictures. It's just plain rude. Don't worry though I'm here to get you back on track and appreciating the world around you again. So welcome back to the How To Build An Author House Series. Last time we looked at you, the author, and the reasons why you’re doing what you’re doing. If you haven’t yet read that article I suggest you do so, as it will make the completion of your brand a great deal easier. Author Marketing: It Begins With You & Only You In this edition I’ll discuss branding and how it fits in to your author platform. I’m somewhat obsessed about branding and I can’t begin to tell you how important it … Read More »
Hey you! Yeah i'm talking to you! Don't you know how important you are? That's right, you're the most important person in this process so start respecting your talents and just how awesome you are, because today's post is going to show you what YOU bring to the table. Welcome back to the How To Build An Author House Serues. Today’s post will focus on the very beginning, the reason you’re doing what you’re doing in the first place. Building an author platform is of massive importance to any budding writer, as the modern day publisher/agent will only take a punt on you if you offer a return on investment. 10,000 twitter followers and 20,000 blog hits a month will tempt them, even if … Read More »
