Brenda Dempsey is a Survivor, Action Woman and Life Changer and is a guest speaker at AuthorCraft on September 25th where she will be sharing her new book “Voices of Courage”. From a young age (10) Brenda took action for starving children in Biafra raising money and vowing […]
Author Archive | Chris Day
Read, Inspire, Connect. Introducing ‘The Pigeonhole’
The Pigeonhole is the global book club in your pocket The Pigeonhole is the book club in your pocket. A book was once the best means of mass communication; now it is the phone. But there is no longer a need to choose between the two. The Pigeonhole is at the forefront of a new […]
10 Tips to Consider Before Getting Your Author Business on Social Media
by Kizzie Nicholson – Social Fireworks https://www.socialfireworks.co.uk/ For small-medium businesses, getting onto social media for the first time can be daunting. For those who know what it can do and want to get onto social media, here is some top tips to consider to lessen the feeling of daunt! From my years of experience as a social […]
Ten top tips for finding the right book publicist for you
by Helen Lewis – Literally PR Seek word of mouth recommendations. If you don’t know any authors to chat to directly, join a Facebook forum or a writers group and ask for their recommendations. Put a shout out on Twitter or LinkedIn. Look at who seems to be driving publicity for other authors. Create a […]
Social Media. Love It or Loath It; It’s Not Going Anywhere.
Social Media. Love It or Loath It; It’s Not Going Anywhere. It’s time for any business, whether start-up or long-term established to get on it AND get on it in the right way. Getting on social media in the right way is the part many businesses miss out. I experience conversations like this all the time with business […]
Underpin your professional speaking career with the perfect book
Is this you? You are passionate and knowledgeable about your subject and have built a business around it. You are a platform presenter and public speaker, You give workshops, webinars and training events You already have your own routes to market for your products at events and online You have a substantial following on social […]
Write early for Christmas!
We may be having the longest heatwave since records began, but don’t be fooled; in the world of books, Christmas is just around the corner! This year, Super Thursday, as it is known in the book trade, is on 4th October. This is the day when wagon loads on new books arrive in bookshops up […]
Full house for AuthorCraft July event
“Very often you read a flier about a speaker which if full of all sorts of superlatives, only to be disappointed when they failed to live up to their billing. The complete opposite is true of Michael Dodd! His billing was full of practical learning points and the nuggets of gold we would take away. […]
Author Tom Meyers launches “Futurize Yourself” at Red Lion Books in Colchester
Congratulations to author Tom Meyers for a great book launch event in the famous Red Lion Bookshop in Colchester, his hometown, on Saturday 21st July. Despite it being a roasting hot day, the events space was packed with the entire Red Lion team there to support him. Publisher Chris Day of Filament travelled from […]
Kizzie Nicholson’s Social Media Workshop for authors
Come & learn how to grow a social media following for your fans and build yourself as a known author. This is tailored to the writing industry, authors, hope-to-be-publishing authors and anyone requiring a following for exposure. 5.30pm: Arrive + Networking 6pm: Welcomes & What You Will Get from Today 6:15pm: Social Media Workshop Part […]