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When I heard this quote spoken by our local dentist, it resonated with me, not just about the food that we consume, but also the food that we consume via visual consumption. Is the use of junk media just as harmful to our brains as junk food is for our bodies? How can you ensure […]

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Businesses can forget the fantastic leverage you get when you publish a book. A book can become the base for many other content, interactive, selling and learning platforms. Some immediate ideas that come to mind are as follows: *      Sample chapters could be provided as a free e-book. *      Basis for building your next app. […]

Regularly, I wonder if I have previously written a post on the same topic as I am currently writing. When this happens I need to consider whether my thoughts and perspective on the subject have changed from the previous time that I posted (or at least thought I may have posted!). Experiences allow for a […]

The Queensland Writers’ Centre – Books from Our Backyard catalogue was released this month. We are very happy to be featuring 14 of our books in amongst the 200 books celebrating Queensland writers. This program would not be what it is today without the tireless work of the Queensland Writers’ Centre. I am very grateful […]

Have you thought about how colour evokes emotions? If you would like to look at the beautiful use of colour, then you should take a look at the following artists: Lisa Congdon Lynn Giunta Wolfgang and Rose Dinara Mirtalipova Katy Halford Liz Payne Each of these women use colour in their unique way to express […]

Keeping the monster of self-doubt at bay is a daily challenge for many people. Questions like: Will other people like this? Is this going to work? Am I providing value? Will other people be better than me? The answer to all of these questions is yes and no. Understanding that you will not be everything […]

Ocean Reeve Inhouse Publishing Ocean has been a great resource for our team as we take our books on their independently published paths. Ocean regularly quotes, “..Is it trade standard?” Those in the book publishing industry are very aware of the importance of this question. Catch up with some wonderful words of wisdom from Ocean […]

If you have a clear vision to publish a book but find it difficult to make the time to learn the process by yourself, then an independent publishing course may be just what you need. A good course will give you step-by-step instructions and practical guidelines, as well as access to helpful resources. However, with […]

In a previous post, I mentioned that the people who produce great content are usually great readers, and when they are not writing, they are reading. For many of us, spending large amounts of time reading sounds like a luxury restricted to students or people who work as writers, public commentators or independent entrepreneurs. What […]