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Reviews

Reviews. Something we all love to have as authors and business people. We need them to show other people’s opinions about our products and services. They are important.  The last thing we do is delete them. Especially if you are learning your trade. My muse, Chloe King is an erotic author who writes on Inkitt.…
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Writer’s Block Is a Gift. Here’s Why.

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Julia Roberts | Today’s guest post is by writing and creativity coach Julia Roberts (@juliadecodes). Despite its infamy for robbing people of their careers, writer’s block can give you a powerful gift—insight into your own relationship to the creative process. Writer’s block is nothing more than a drain of energy when you come to a…
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Book Marketing: How To Get Your Book Into Libraries by Joanna Penn

It’s possible for indie authors to go beyond thinking of selling our books just at online retailers. Libraries are another potential channel for book sales and another stream of income!Eric Simmons shares how he’s gotten his books into some of the largest libraries in the US. In December 2017, as I was thinking about my 2018 business goals for my…
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Barnes and Noble Goliath has fallen, by Kristen Lamb

An excellent and must-read blog post by Kristen Lamb. https://authorkristenlamb.com/2019/06/barnes-noble-goliath-has-fallen

Interviewing Author – Jane Risdon

We’d like to introduce you to Jane Risdon, one of our latest clients who recently released an anthology of shorts called Undercover: Crime Shorts. This book already has five 5 star reviews with readers enjoying the twists and turns within the stories. You may have already heard of Jane Risdon. Jane is one of our Ghostly…
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Print on Demand – Publishing a Book!

As a Publishing House, we watch technology to see how it changes relevant to Self Publishing. We are now getting more and more choices for Print on Demand Books. Here are some distributors who can help you self publish your book. Do remember there is a lot of work involved after you’ve finished writing. Plaisted…
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Submission Guidelines for Clients and Anthologies!

We have NEW SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for clients and or anyone submitting work for an anthology at Plaisted Publishing (Author Assist). THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW! All work needs to be automatically set up for when you write, this includes – Titles, Chapter Headings, Indents, Page Numbers, etc. You won’t need a Contents Page at this…
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Authors with Kiwi Characters…

KIWI SLANG – HOW WE TALK IN NEW ZEALAND SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 When I meet foreigners abroad I often get asked about the languages of New Zealand. Aside from the painfully cringeworthy “what language do you speak in New Zealand?” and compliments on how well I speak English (!), people often want to know if…
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Proud to Announce – Jane Risdon and her New Release

Undercover: Crime Stories by Jane Risdon Our latest client, Jane Risdon has just released her latest book of short stories with Plaisted Publishing House (Author Assist). It is a wonderful collection of old and new stories, murder, mystery, detective and much more. She has some amazing reviews, our favourite is from Roger A Price author…
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Missing in Action – Mental Health

As many of you know I was in England for 18 months. You may also know it was not a nice time except in small amounts. I struggled a lot, my mental health hit rock bottom several times and it wasn’t nice. One day I will write the story of my time in England. One…
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