Hi all
It's been a little hectic and life has been busy... So much so, I've been unable to write anything on this blog.
So what has been so busy with my world?
Paid work, working on a new respiratory pathway for acute and long term managing of COPD, using an NHS app and education plus allowing an alternative to option to admission to hospital, working with the Patient@home team, community services and more....
Added to that, my other services I manage still need input and then life!
The festive season was busy with family and friends.
Now, most of that is behind us... So hope to be on point with my book blogs.
So a quick reminder, there are links strewn around this blog with my Author page on Amazon to access.
My books are a range of fictional work that include hospital ghost stories, for obvious reasons, lottery dreams in a book and also a comedy and scifi story plus a couple of thrilling books based on psychopathic dentists and a heroine that saves the day.
Take a punt, have a look, download a copy of one and have a great evening
All the best
I'm not sure what the distinctions are between being an author or a writer?
I am many things before I am an author and would consider myself more of a writer / story teller.
My writing, I enjoy but I do not take it seriously. To me, the purpose of writing is to tell a story, to prompt the imagination and create a conversation.
What I hope is that these goals are achieved through the books available without them having to be scrutinised on literary standards.
My impression is that they tick some boxes for some people, not all.
Some is good for me.
All of a sudden, there's a positive surge in downloads /readership of my novels.
I'm not complaining, however my newest addition to, Obsession of the Damned, is not getting any!
Phobic Wars, Phantasms in the Infirmary Vol I and Mental Dental (Murder by Proxy) are doing really well though.
My hope with this is that some of these will convert to readers reviews, encouraging others to read my creations, including Obsession of the Damned.
Please pass this on, share and get these novelas reviewed, read and popularity increases...
Thanks folks
Word counts, count...
I was reading an article about the effect and balance of words in work...
Article
Interesting in its famous Nebula Awards series, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America classifies submissions into four categories:
Short story: under 7,500Novelette: between 7,500 and 17,500Novella: between 17,500 and 40,000Novel: over 40,000
Thoughts?
Perceptions are what I mistook
When I wrote my first ever book
Reality hit, the work it took
To market my first ever book
It was a novel all would read
A story everyone would need
But now years, on I've taken heed
Marketing books is a difficult deed
Some books on I'm sure of one thing
Money and fame ain't everything
It's the joy my books can bring
So onto another writing fling
It's not easy being an author
Though I believed it ought-to
The words should flow like water
It doesn't pay for bricks and mortar
The day job needs to stay
Selling books currently doesn't pay
But wish the books well I pray
They'll get popular, maybe one day
I aspire for them getting read
Someone choosing my books instead
Read them wherever, on the train or in bed
Share them, enjoy and be happy you read.... RPG Books
The summer seems to be over, at least it feels this way in the UK.
The warmth of the day is less obvious as the temperature seems to have plummeted by a few degrees.
The evenings have drawn in as we now contend with the questions 'do we turn the heating on'?
Well with every cloud, there's a silver lining... I will now be more determined to finish the book I am writing.
What is it!?
Well it's the third part to the Mental Dental (MBP) series.
Yes, more thrilling adventures for Dr Jessie Stack as she faces the dangers of wrestling with psychopathic killer dentists.
So I hopefully will be able to complete the task I have set ahead and will publish in the coming months.
In the meantime, the summer may not be a distraction anymore but I have paid work, family and especially my gorgeous grandchildren to keep me from pen and paper.
Onwards and upwards
As a fledgling author and independent of any help... It's hard work to build a brand.
RPG Books is my brand.
It's slowly becoming a brand, my work, my stories, my books, shared with the world.
They are personalised with the thoughts and streams of ideas at the time of putting pen to paper, or computer content!
There are more to add and enjoy but in the mean time, the work continues... Marketing, blogging, sharing on social media and on and on it goes...
The results? Well I'll never be a millionaire through my writing but my intention was never that.
Share the thoughts and giving the world a piece of me is all I want.
If you have a chance, have a look at my author page on Amazon and maybe even download or order a copy of one of RPG books...
Creating a novel is an awsome understanding.
Especially when the author has had no training in the craft.
However, the drivers of said undertaking make the writing worthwhile and less laborious.
My day job, like many other people's, is stressful, serious and difficult. I need to vent my feelings and frustrations creatively.
In my case, writing was a way of relaxing, sharing experiences and ideas, enjoying the ride . To me, spinning a tall tale that was fun to write, sharing a story and flexing my artistic muscle were the drivers.
Promotion of them is something I chose to do with respect of getting them read.
Selling them is secondary, the profit margins are low and the time it takes would be counter productive to my primary aims of enjoying life.
So why the blog?
Connection to the world.
It's a way of saying 'I'm real, I'm here and I believe I have something to say'
Life is too big and hard to worry about success as an author when really, I'm just doing it for fun.
With this in mind, if you want to read something honest, different and entertaining and mine, then please have a look.
If not, may you choose someone else's work, either way, enjoy, share, learn and spend some time with your thoughts.
Thrill seekers... Book your appointment with one of my books.
If it's choice you are after, there are a few already penned and available to select.
From Legally Lucky, the first novel inspired by hope, dreams and aspirations of money to the second instalment of the psychological Thriller Obsession of The Damned, part of the continuing Mental Dental (MBP) series.
In between them, there are Phobic Wars, Phantasms in the Infirmary Vol I and Vol II plus a little more on The Ultimate Phantasms in the Infirmary, a veritable horror fest of hospital hauntings. There's even a Spanish version, which is on Kindle Countdown Deal in a day's time.
Then there's a comedy, Hilarity in the Hills...
As my catalogue increases, I think it caters for different moods, genres and taste in contemporary fiction.
The writing style is mine, so I hope you can consider them and enjoy them?
All I ask for is that you write an honest review of what you think of them.
Why? Well, we are all learning and this helps to target my future exploits. It also means more people get to know my books and makes them more readable and accessible to others.
Enjoy what's left of the summer and chill with one of the RPG Books.
That feeling of satisfaction and thanks when you check for downloads of your books and note more have been selected.
Extended readership... What writing books is about
Fancy reading something new? Something challenging and exciting?
Have a look at the range of stories available on my amazon author page.
There contemporary fiction to suit most tastes with clever plots and interesting characters.
Horror, crime, inspiration, comedy and hope are all to be found in the pages of my work.
Ideas that have been developed into a range of stories that are written for the 21st century.
From Legally Lucky to Obsession of the Damned and all in between...
Download, read and imagine.
Judging by the steady growth of the readership, my books are being enjoyed by more people every week... In digital and paperback format
As an author, one puts one's feelings and ideas on paper for all to see... Full exposure.
It is with great pride to see that Mental Dental (MBP) and Obsession of the Damned are doing really well.
Good reviews, good sales = increased readership... #Proud
Interview today with @yourharlow about living in Harlow as a heritage piece and also about books, marketing and media... Will be posted on YouTube and will update when on.
I'm being interviewed on BBC Essex on Dec 27th regarding a New Town project... Why we came and what made us stay?
The interview is on at 07:00 GMT
This is part of the project Michael from YourHarlow.Com has been working on.
It commemorates 70 years of Harlow new town.
The latter sounds like a mammoth task and an interesting piece... I'm doing 1985.
The BBC piece involves an overview of experiences and evolution of the town I adopted as my home 31 years ago.
It's also a great opportunity to plug my books...
Tune in and listen.
