Parts One and Two of my author talk at the Byron Writers Festival on Sunday 7th August 2016, speaking with Roz Hopkins from local publishing company Captain Honey, talking about my publishing journey and my new book, Paid To Dance: Stripping Past & Present. Unfortunately there was an issue with the filming of the second… Continue reading Author Talk Videos from Byron Writers Festival
Category: Kate’s Writing Journey
Reflections On My First Writers Festival Part Two
Part Two: Festival Day Already sleep deprived from a month of preparation, I had not a wink of sleep the night before my festival appearance. When I got out of bed at 6.30am, it was pure adrenaline that kick started me into the day. I left my friend Sonia's house at Lennox Head, and drove… Continue reading Reflections On My First Writers Festival Part Two
Reflections on My First Writer’s Festival: Part One: The Lead-Up
Part One: The Lead-Up The above photo is the product of an exercise I undertook during a book marketing and promotion seminar in May of this year. The seminar was being delivered by the marketing director of a prominent Australian publishing house. Each participant had been given a number of sticky post-it notes to write… Continue reading Reflections on My First Writer’s Festival: Part One: The Lead-Up
Getting Back To What You Love
Book marketing. Author platforms. Websites. Facebook advertising. Blogging. Twitter. Instagram. Target audience. Book reviews. Brain fry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1Dcnkepo8&feature=youtu.be This is not the first time I have written about the perils of book marketing. So often I feel as if I am groping around in the dark. This is the next level. If this is the direction… Continue reading Getting Back To What You Love
