2012 SXSW: The Famous Five

I’m back everyone, and although I left part of my mind back in Austin (I do hope it returns at some point this week), I’m back and raring to go with lots of new ideas for this Blog and beyond. For those of you unaware, I have just been to 2012 SXSW in Austin: a Music,...

The Turndog Tales: 04/03 – 09/03

Got that Friday feeling? Don’t worry; I’m here to help pass the time with some stories of the week gone by. Just a quick note that I won’t be doing a Turndog Tales next week because I’ll be in SXSW and therefore too busy watching bands, drinking, and generally...

Author Marketing: How To Youtube Your Author Platform

Once upon a time video killed the radio star. Then Youtube came along and killed everything else. You might think that’s the end of the story, but it’s just the beginning, and aspiring authors from all over the globs can use video to help leverage their author...

The Turndog Tales: 26/02 – 02/03

The sun is shining (although its still cold) and the weekend is just hours away. As you read this you’ll no doubt be counting down the minutes to the end of work, so let me help pass a few minutes and offer some links from the weeks best news. The Turndog Tales is...

Author Marketing: The Hufflepuff Of Social Media

Let’s face it, in terms of Harry Potter, Hufflepuff is the black sheep of the family. They’re not evil, or brave, or intelligent; they’re simply…well, Hufflepuff. It’s there to make up the numbers and I have a similar way of looking at particular Social Media sites....