tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59841359437259911742024-02-19T07:37:09.377-08:00Artist, Author, IllustratorPaulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-2393780003637983992014-06-28T14:24:00.001-07:002014-06-28T14:24:37.833-07:00Hedgehogs in our greenhouse!<span class="userContent">We've had a mummy hedgehog give birth under a
blanket in our greenhouse. </span><br />
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be moved for their own safety... </span><br />
<span class="userContent"> then again at 3 weeks old - the next
time we checked them. </span><br />
<span class="userContent">Soooo sweet!!!</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">We are putting out cat food, meal worms and water every night and mummy comes out to forage. The little ones can be heard squeaking in the nest, but no sign of following mummy out yet.</span><br />
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<span class="userContent"> </span>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-560250303972809912014-06-22T08:57:00.001-07:002014-06-22T08:57:14.963-07:00Brilliant Day at the South Petherton Folk Festival!My daughter and I had a lovely day on a craft stall at the South Petherton Folk Festival.<br />
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I was there with my paintings and my books, my daughter was there with Steampunk and Victorian style jewelley. We had a fantastic day of selling, the weather was scorching, and the entertainment was a great backdrop that set the mood.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-25379699259234731592014-04-11T05:51:00.001-07:002014-04-11T05:51:37.057-07:00Lots of watercolours!I've been painting lots of watercolours - mostly birds - because I have an arts and crafts exhibition on the 19th April. As I was busy at my table painting a blackbird I could hear a very LOUD bird repeatedly chirping from nearby. After a while it was beginning to disturb my painting<span data-measureme="1"><span class="null">, so I went to investigate who was making such a racket.</span></span><br />
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<span data-measureme="1"><span class="null">To my surprise it was a nuthatch! I've never seen one so close before</span></span><span data-measureme="1"><span class="null">, he ws sat perched on the end of a branch chirping away for all to see and hear.</span></span><br />
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Football is Fantastic! My early readers chapter book was in the no:1 position today in Children's books, sports and activities, so it got a Best seller Bar! Looks good. :)<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-34382988998551021822014-03-12T11:53:00.001-07:002014-03-12T11:53:16.653-07:00My books in a shop!<br />
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A local craft/gift shop attached to a large farm shop complex has asked for a display of my books!<br />
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So hubby has made me a very nice stand for them, and off they go today. <br />
I'm hoping the advert pages in the back will draw people to go to look
at the other books I have published as ebooks. I've had people who have
bought ebooks before, ask for them in print, so I'm hoping it goes both
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-22154845631277017902014-02-07T12:16:00.001-08:002014-02-07T12:19:01.091-08:00I've updated my web page!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I've re-designed and updated my Hairy, Scary Spider? page on my website. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.tothewillowgarden.co.uk/hss.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"></a></span>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-66313894772905932012014-01-14T08:07:00.002-08:002014-01-14T11:47:34.069-08:00Mark Zuckerburg and the Hairy, Scary Spider?<br />
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I use google alerts to tell me if anyone is talking about any of
my books over the internet. This sometimes gives surprising results and
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I had an alert for '<a class="flUK" href="http://www.kuforum.co.uk/amazon_search.php?kw=Hairy+Scary+Spider%3F" target="_blank">Hairy Scary Spider?</a>' today, and though it wasn't as expected, I thought it was a funny enough story to tell... <img alt="Big Grin" border="0" src="http://www.kuforum.co.uk/kindleusersforum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" title="Big Grin" /><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had a problem he needed the web to answer, recently. </span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">But if you're assuming he turned to Facebook for help, you would be wrong.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">When confronted with what appeared to
be a very hairy, scary spider in his shower, the billionaire social
network mogul instead turned to a new venture - <a href="http://jelly.co/" rel="nofollow " target="_blank">Jelly</a> - a site designed to get quick answers to visual questions using just your <a class="skimwords-link" data-group-id="871189" data-skim-creative="300004" data-skim-product="401801391" data-skimwords-id="401801391" data-skimwords-word="smartphone%20camera" href="http://www.very.co.uk/1295747289.prd" target="_blank" title="Shopping link added by SkimWords">smartphone camera</a><span style="position: absolute;"></span><span style="position: absolute;"></span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Zuckerberg took a picture of the problem arachnid, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-jelly-2014-1" rel="nofollow " target="_blank">and sent the message out on the site.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">"What kind of spider is this," he asked. "And is it okay to let it keep living in my shower?"</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">The response - from the COO of the startup, Kevin Thau - came nine minutes later.</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">"I think it's a Phidippus johnsoni," he replied. "Probably want to relocate it…"</span><br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;">The spider, it turns out, is not poisonous but does have quite a bite - and it can jump. </span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">Still, it was enough for the site's founder (and Twitter founder) Biz Stone to get pretty excited (on Twitter) anyway:</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic;">"First life saved on Jelly!" he said.<br />
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I've never heard of 'jelly', but maybe Mr Zuckerberg should have read <span style="font-style: italic;">my </span><a class="flUK" href="http://www.kuforum.co.uk/amazon_search.php?kw=Hairy%2C+Scary+Spider%3F" target="_blank">Hairy, Scary Spider?</a> before getting in a panic. <img alt="Tongue" border="0" src="http://www.kuforum.co.uk/kindleusersforum/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" title="Tongue" /><br />
If I had the tech type mind and the know-how I'd send a message to him!
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-76938550825488113272013-12-27T00:00:00.001-08:002013-12-27T00:00:21.325-08:00Two new 5 * reviews!I've had two new reviews - both 5 stars!<br />
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One was for Hairy, Scary Spider? the other for Percy, the not so Perfect Puffin!<br />
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a brilliant little book that helps children (and possibly some adults)
to understand that spiders are not to be feared. Spiders are clever and
amazing little creatures and children will love the humour in this
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I loved this book because it was funny and it teaches that looking
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-31414122082770432662013-12-21T09:18:00.001-08:002013-12-21T09:18:41.166-08:00<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hairy, Scary Spider? is on promotion at Amazon.uk. Just for this weekend this great little ebook can be bought for just 0.99p</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Grab him before he scuttles away!</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hairy-Spider-Childrens-Rhyming-Picture-ebook/dp/B005HFHI26" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hairy-Spider-Childrens-Rhyming-Picture-ebook/dp/B005HFHI26</a><br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-80583865384968037952013-12-13T09:31:00.002-08:002013-12-13T09:31:13.729-08:00Which children's ebook cover is best?<article>
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I've changed the cover and title to one of my children's stories. <br />
I think the self-esteem part of the title was confusing it. Though it
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-62407534136851051542013-12-04T00:46:00.000-08:002013-12-04T00:46:15.155-08:00New Amazon.UK Promotion - Pipsy the Penguin!<article>
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One of my best selling ebooks, '<a class="flUK" href="http://www.kuforum.co.uk/amazon_search.php?kw=Pipsy+the+Penguin" target="_blank">Pipsy the Penguin</a>' - a cute children's picture book - is on promotion for just 99p on <span class="skimwords-unlinked">Amazon.UK</span><br />
It is perfect for little ones aged around 3-6 years.<br />
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Described as 'exquisite' and 'charming', you will easily fall in love with this sweet, yet powerful, little rhyming story.<br />
Pipsy, a young blue penguin - who hatches too early - has a secret and a
huge dream. With a Mother's love and much determination, Pipsy grows
gradually, but do his fanciful dreams come true?<br />
Follow the story, brought to life by beautiful, original illustrations
that magically capture little Pipsy on his journey of discovery.<br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-83947768360179614752013-12-02T05:15:00.002-08:002013-12-02T05:33:05.762-08:00My author visits this week.I thought I'd tell you about my author visits this week.<br />
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I had a great time at The Warminster Writer's group, who made me really welcome. We had a lovely chat about all things publishing, my books and writing in general.<br />
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We also played a few writing games and I explained the difficulties and joys of writing for children, and read a couple of my stories to them.<br />
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They were a fabulous bunch, varied and talented in their own ways. I enjoyed hearing some of their work too.<br />
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I had a good time, finishing off with a book signing of three of my physical copies including the best sellers, Hairy, Scary Spider! Pipsy the Penguin and Football is Fantastic!<br />
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Then later on that same week I had two children's groups to visit in Bath. We had lots of fun, played loads of games about descriptive writing, ate chocolate cookies and generally had a good laugh.<br />
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We read some of my stories, dissected some of the sentences and made them brand new. We played Toady Twisters, a going on holiday game and a describe the item game. The children showed lots of enthusiasm and came up with some brilliant suggestions and went home brimming with new ideas, along with some of my stories to read. It was well worth the visit.<br />
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If an author gets a chance to visit a writing group or a class of children, I'd advise to go for
it, it's a fun evening or day out and gets your name into the community a little bit
more.Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-52999620245751812202013-11-10T12:18:00.000-08:002013-11-10T12:18:29.542-08:00It's taken a long time, but 'Football is Fantastic!' my 'Early
Readers' best seller in children's sports has been made into a
paperback.<br />
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I don't use createspace, but have them printed locally, so the only
place to get a signed by the author, first edition, at this moment is on
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Soon it'll be on my website too.<br />
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The size and shape matches exactly with Hairy Scary Spider? - they're
similar in size and feel to the Mr Men series - so with all nine of my
titles together they'll look great on the shelf.<br />
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This really is a laugh-out-loud children's story and has become a UK children's sports best seller, so it's good to see it in print.<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251376768929?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649">Football is Fantastic! paperback.</a><br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-68356756714521783552013-10-21T12:23:00.000-07:002013-10-21T12:30:48.726-07:00Helpful hints to marketing your ebook. After two years in the self-publishing business and four bestsellers in their genres, I'm often approached and asked, "how do you market your ebooks?"<br />
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So here's a few helpful hints. <br />
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Be patient!<br />
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Promote whenever you can, but don't be me! me! me! Buy! buy! buy! No-one likes a pusher.<br />
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Be more patient. These things take time, from the upload to the reviews coming in. Everything will slowly build. A friend of mine who is approaching 250 thousand downloads tells me how she only sold 40 books in her first year.<br />
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Write more books it's the best way to advertise all your titles. If
someone is attracted to one of your stories they will search for more. Not many authors do well if only one title.<br />
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Use the tools that Amazon gives you. Have a fantastic cover, a brilliant blurb and an up-to-date Author's page.<br />
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Don't be afraid to make changes to your blurb, author's page or even your actual book. Listen to your reviewers with an open mind. Have they got a point? Make changes if necessary!<br />
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Don't be offensive. There are people who will leave you with a bad review if they don't like what you're saying or you're saying it in a dogmatic way.<br />
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Make sure you do some promoting every week whether on your blog or facebook page. Join forums that are genre related and post meaningful threads, be helpful to the group.<br />
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Oh! One last thing... be patient!<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-49724253021649219672013-10-20T09:45:00.001-07:002013-10-20T09:45:38.008-07:00Hairy Scary Spider? available as a paperback!<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hairy Scary Spider? is now available through ebay.uk once again!</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">You'll be able to get a 1st edition, signed by the author, and inscribed to anyone of your choice too.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><br />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">So grab one while you can, that naughty spider scuttles away fast! He's only £3.89</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Here's the link: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251361952345">Hairy, Scary Spider? Paperback</a></span><br />
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Just had a lovely review for my ebook Football is Fantastic! but what I like about this review is it's from a child, and children tell you straight what they think of your story!<br />
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Here's the review from Amazon UK:<br />
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Really funny I could read it over and over again without getting
board. One of the best books I've ever seen as a child. I've always been
a big reader but this was perfect for kids and over 8 year olds. Paula
McBride made this book and is an excellent author. Well done Paula
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Football-Fantastic-Reading-Chapter-ebook/dp/B007XXLP92">Football is Fantastic!</a> has been in the top 100 best seller's list, in it's genre, for over a year now and - even more exciting - is soon to be published in traditional print form too!</div>
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-57367112182015545032013-10-10T14:33:00.000-07:002013-10-10T14:33:11.139-07:00Autumn Sale on Children's Ebooks!I'm having an Autumn Sale of my children's ebooks, before two more titles are added by the end of the year.<br />
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Many as low as .99c or 76p!<br />
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The titles in the sale are as follows;<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Slippy-Slimy-Childrens-Rhyming-Picture-ebook/dp/B006AV1W9Q">Slippy the Slimy Slug!</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pipsy-Penguin-Childrens-Rhyming-Picture-ebook/dp/B0075YGM42">Pipsy the Penguin!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Chicks-First-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B005KMQXKE">Little Chick's First Day!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sheep-Love-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B005OT3ZTK">All Sheep Love to Sing.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Bear-Behind-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B005F69VHW">A Little Bear Behind</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quack-quack-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B008GTUZQ6">Who said Quack?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naughty-Puppy-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B00DNI943U">Oh! That Naughty Puppy!</a><br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-72725066881238092272013-08-14T04:11:00.003-07:002013-08-14T04:11:26.837-07:00Super selling day!<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hairy Scary Spider? had a super selling day yesterday! It shot up the best sellers lists and was number 10 in it's genre by the evening.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Also I sold a hard copy to' Lady Gates' in Wiltshire, who 'adored the little book' and had always tried to encourage her children not to be afraid of spiders.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">It's great to get that sort of feedback and meet the people who love the story.</span>Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-66054906365183636802013-07-09T05:22:00.001-07:002013-07-09T05:22:42.333-07:00New Children's Picture book released!<div class="subject">
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My newest children's picture book has been published! Hooray! <br />
It's taken a long time to complete, first to do all the illustrations - one on each
page - and also I've managed to work out how to put hyperlinks to my other books at the back.
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I'm really pleased with the cover on this one, simple, but effective I
hope. My best selling children's book 'Hairy, Scary Spider?' had a very simple cover and children were drawn to this, so I've done it again!<br />
'Oh! That Naughty Puppy!' was published this morning and I have had 3 sales already, so
the cover must be working!<br />
Here's the blurb, let me know what you think;<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">What will happen when Luke and Emma's new puppy starts chewing everything in sight?<br />
Will they be able to keep such a naughty puppy, or will Daddy take him back to the pet shop?<br />
Your little ones will enjoy exclaiming, "Oh! That naughty puppy!" as the
little dog repeatedly chews the family's beloved items. Then they can
share in the suspense as Luke and Emma wait for Daddy's return from the
pet shop.<br />
Your children will love the hand drawn illustrations that perfectly
capture the cheeky, then remorseful little puppy as he chews his way
through the story!<br />
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This story would be perfect for children from the ages of 3 to 7 years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naughty-Puppy-Childrens-Picture-ebook/dp/B00DNI943U">Oh! That Naughty Puppy!</a> </span><br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-29977125374355323102013-07-02T12:16:00.000-07:002013-07-02T12:16:00.648-07:002 years as a self-published author!My two year anniversary is coming up and I'm definitely going to celebrate!!!<br />
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Four of my books have become best-sellers in their genre - on Amazon UK - with Hairy Scary Spider? staying in the top 100 since being published and more often in the top 10 or 20!<br />
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It has been hard work but I've learned so much about self-publishing, marketing and promotion, but the most joy I get is when I get feedback and reviews from the readers. The thought of my stories being read to little ones and maybe becoming a bedtime favourite leaves a great feel-good glow and makes all the hard work worth it.<br />
Here are a few of my latest reviews;<br />
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My 2 year old daughter adores this book. We must read it twice a day. Very clever and a good read.
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<span style="vertical-align: middle;"><b>Cute fun for kids</b>, <nobr>27 Jun 2013</nobr></span>
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Hairy, Scary Spider? Ticks all the boxes for an entertaining children's
read. It's language is simple and understandable. It's written in a
jolly rhythm and it rhymes easily. A great little read for anyone
wanting to share time with their children. It also has a nice little
moral, attempting to ease the inherent fear of spiders for children. The
illustrations are clear although not overly stimulating. Overall, a
very pleasant little book.<br />
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Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-26685184075630110372013-04-24T06:29:00.000-07:002013-04-24T06:29:40.732-07:00Hairy, Scary Spider? for sale at just 0.99p!For a short time only, my best seller 'Hairy, Scary Spider?' and my other childrens picture books are for sale at a special price of just 0.99p!<br />
Time to grab yourself a copy before the little spider gets away!<br />
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<br />Paulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371912964165072798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984135943725991174.post-91824871000315500692013-04-18T12:03:00.004-07:002013-04-18T12:03:53.597-07:00After months of illness and endless trips to the medical centre I thought I was getting better, but no. I'm now laid up with a foot infection!<br />
Though at least I'm feeling like I can paint and write again. Here are a few of the paintings I've been doing...<br />
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I've also written the first draft to a children's picture book - all about a naughty puppy. The pictures are nearly complete, so it will be ready for publication in a few weeks.<br />
So... whilst sat on the sofa with my foot up on a pillow, not much in the way of ironing, dusting and cleaning can be done, but at least I can still do the things I love to do!!!<br />
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New picture book - The ultimate Self-Esteem Guide (for puffins).</h3>
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At last! My latest children's picture book is
published! <br /><br />In rhyming verse, it's
funny, quirky and for any age group. <br />It has a serious self-esteem message,
but is put over in such a way that makes it ideal for using with younger ones,
and can be used for the story alone.<br /><br />Here's the cover and the
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The Ultimate Self-Esteem Guide. (for
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Percy thought he
looked like a nerd!<br /><br />Yes, here was a puffin, who was a shy,
under-confident bird,<br />with huge self-esteem issues.<br /><br />The
reason?<br /><br />His looks!<br /><br />With his enormous quiff of feathery
hair,<br />Percy felt so different from all the other puffins that<br />he thought
he's never fit in.<br /><br />That is, until an even dorkier puffin
arrived...<br /><br /><br />This thoroughly modern, rhyming picture book is suitable
for all ages, and the loveable characters have been brought to life with
delightful illustrations.<br />The story is clever, quirky, and although has a
more serious message, is told <br />with such fun, you will be reading it again
and again!<br /><br /><br />Author's Note;<br /><br />Parental Warning<br /><br />To avoid
unnecessary shock,<br />I would like to add that this story<br />contains such word
as<br />nerd, dork, quirky and geek,<br />which those with an <span style="font-style: italic;">extremely</span> sensitive nature<br />may find
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