So, welcome, indeed, to my new website and blog. After several years of making do with one site that has had to somehow manage to show my travel photographs, my paintings, and my writings, I’ve finally got around to splitting it up and moving all of the posts on my writings to this new site. I’m slowly getting used to using the editor, and I’ve no doubt that there will be many changes in the coming months, some of them major ones. Once I’ve got the hang of it a little more than I have so far, then as well as the blog page, I hope to have a page about my writing projects, a page of ‘political’ essays, and once my first book is published, hopefully this winter, then another page also to link to my published work. With the ‘fun’ that I’ve already had today just getting this far, however, it will not be a total surprise if the whole thing were to delete itself just as soon as I press the ‘publish’ button.
In which case, you’ll never get to read this, and you’ll find me in the pub just down the road.
But, let’s assume that it all goes as it should do, and that you, dear visitor, have either stumbled upon this post whilst looking for something else, or have been enticed here by my sending you an email promising posts of great wisdom and interest and now you want a reason to stay and look around, and, hopefully, even return again. What can I offer you? Hmm…how about, for a start, *Fanfare* This week’s carefully selected random photograph is…
A bit gimmicky, perhaps, but it might intrigue you… what will next week’s be of? Or, how about if I were to send you one of my short stories if you sign up to receive notifications of new blog posts? Okay, let’s do that, then. Leave your email address, and I’ll let you know when I’ve put up a new post, and send you the short story in PDF format.
And then the blogs themselves, of course. I note that we are already into late summer; the greens are beginning to look a little tired, the farmers are harvesting whatever it is they have been nurturing all year, and all the various fruits and berries and nuts are ripening on the trees. The weather will soon turn cold and wet and miserable and then there will be nothing for it other than to sit around the fireside with a glass or two of something cheerful and the latest blog to read. What could be better?
If you’ve got this far, then my challenge is to keep your interest!
Congratulations on your new website, Mick. It’s clean, professional and fun. ‘Do I release a collection of short stories? I am tempted to publish a short book of themed stories – the Indian tales. Whatever form they take, however, they will be published first of all as an e-book.’ Absolutely! A long short story can be sold for nearly the price of a full novel. Have several of them ready to go to create a ‘funnel effect’ and release them at four week intervals. Your fans will jump from one to the other. That’s how one lady sells her crime stories. She pumps out a 20,000 word novella every two months, sells them at $4.95 each and already has 20 in the series. Send her $49 and she’ll ship you the lot in a bundle! It’s all in the packaging…
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Thank you, John. Good to see you here. I’d better get cracking on that editing, then.
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This looks wonderful, Mick. Looking forward to reading more from you very soon…..
Dom
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I’ll try to make sure that I put posts up regularly, Dom. More importantly, I’ll try to make them worth reading!
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Lovely site, I’m eagerly awaiting a short story. Exciting!
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Hi Simon. Thanks for dropping by! Short story should have arrived, barring cyber postal strikes.
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Hi Mick. I was over visiting Sue Coletta’s blog when I noticed you. Congrats on the site, looking forward to reading more.
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Thanks, Gina.I always feel I have a lot to live up to when another author reads my posts!
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No need Mick. Just be yourself😎
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Just found your blog. Good post
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Thanks, Linda. Hope you enjoy it.
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Heavens above…..( always assuming there is one ! 🙂 ) I happened upon this via one of your comments on another Bloggers site. I so love your Posts. Really thought provoking and interesting. I shall be back, to read more. Great stuff
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Thank you. Look forward to seeing you.
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