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Jacinda Ardern: Censored!

November 28, 2020 Geoff Publishing

How a New Zealand children’s book was censored by the Chinese.

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Oddest Book Title of 2020

November 8, 2020 Geoff For Readers, Fun, Publishing

And here they are, the finalists for 42nd Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year: A Dog[…]

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How to Beat “Synopsis Horror” and Quickly Summarise Your Book

November 27, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

How do you summarise your book in a couple of sentences? Impossible, right? You’ve written sixty-, seventy-, eighty-thousand words or[…]

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Dolly Parton’s indie deal

November 20, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Despite her public persona, Dolly Parton is a savvy business-person, which probably explains a music career that’s now well into its sixth decade.

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Another publishing scam

November 15, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

A few days ago, I received an enthusiastic email from a publisher I’d never heard of before. The phrasing is[…]

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An interview with Mandy Hager

November 13, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

There’s an interesting interview with multi-award-winning local author (and current New Zealand Society of Authors’ president) Mandy Hager over on[…]

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Why do people buy books?

October 10, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Back in 2010, a survey of book buying behaviour in the US returned the following figures: Author reputation 52% Personal[…]

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Copyright, Contracts, Patreon and Personal Choice

June 9, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

If you use, or are considering using, Patreon, you might like to take a look at their Terms of Use first. Particularly this clause:

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Caveat Author

March 25, 2019 Geoff Publishing, Scams

Things didn’t go too well for Canadian author Robert L Barclay after his manuscript was accepted by “a commercial publisher[…]

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Had a bad review? Check these out!

March 22, 2019 Geoff For Writers, Publishing

Even the esteemed New York Times doesn’t always get it right, as these blasts from the past show … “Shall[…]

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