Monthly Archives: Feb 2019

The Danger Of Dirty Links

Posted on Feb 21, 2019 by caroleparkes

Originally posted on WordyNerdBird:
With all the attention given among the Indie community to the removal of book reviews by Amazon, I’m amazed at the number of authors who still post dirty links to their books on social media. This…

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The Day I Met My Mother

Posted on Feb 15, 2019 by caroleparkes

Originally posted on Karen J. Mossman:
by Karen J Mossman ? This story has hung around in my head for twenty odd years. Now and again it pops up and it still makes me chuckle. The question I always asked…

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How Difficult is it to Trace Ancestors Whose Surname is SMITH?

Posted on Feb 14, 2019 by caroleparkes

RESEARCHING MY SMITH ANCESTORS When I first thought about doing some research on my family tree, I thought it would be an almost impossible task because my maiden surname was SMITH, a really common surname. My brother’s marriage confirmed to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Women in Horror 2019 – Introducing poet and author of horror fiction – Joanne Van Leerdam

Posted on Feb 13, 2019 by caroleparkes

Originally posted on Unusual Fiction :
Welcome to the first of our WiHM 2019 Author Interviews on Unusual Fiction. It gives me great pleasure to introduce, once again, poet and writer of horror fiction – Joanne Van Leerdam. Joanne Van Leerdam…

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The Day I Met The Other Me.

Posted on Feb 12, 2019 by caroleparkes

Happily browsing in a particularly long, narrow aisle of a clothing store, I was concentrating on the display of numerous tops and blouses. Carefully examining each one, I got about halfway down the racks when my path was blocked by … Continue reading →

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HITTING BRICK WALLS

Posted on Feb 7, 2019 by caroleparkes

HITTING BRICK WALLS IN FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH I spent over 14 years researching the many branches of my family tree and then reached so many brick walls, I decided to give up for a while and write the books I’d … Continue reading →

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How Not To Do Book Promotion.

Posted on Feb 1, 2019 by caroleparkes

Originally posted on WordyNerdBird:
Every author I know dreams of finding the perfect ‘set and forget’ book promotion.? I’m here with some bad news: it doesn’t exist.? Effective book promotion is about engagement and communication.? It’s letting people know your…

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