Hello my Freaky Darlings, On Saturday afternoon I had my very first Author talk and reading at Indulgence Coffee Shop in Johannesburg to promote Shadows. Anybody who knows me knows that public speaking is one of my worst nightmares and will probably be something that I base a horror novel on in the future, but … Continue reading Indulgence
Joan De La Haye
Editing Requiem
Hello my Freaky Darlings, As some of you may know, I'm knee deep in yet another round of edits for Requiem in E-Sharp which will hopefully be released in early 2011 or if I'm really good December 2010 (but that would be pushing it). The editing process can be hard and demoralising, depending on how … Continue reading Editing Requiem
When is it enough?
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I recently read a blog post about doing enough publicity. The post stated that you needed to do three meaningful things every day to promote your book and in John Kremer's 1001 Ways to Promote Your Book it states that you have to do at least one thing every day. Now, … Continue reading When is it enough?
Guest Lecture
Hello my Freaky Darlings, I was recently asked by a friend to give a lecture to her 3rd year University class about marketing and publicity for books. Needless to say the thought of standing in front of thirty or so students fills me with dread, so I'm not entirely sure why I said yes, but … Continue reading Guest Lecture
Joan De La Haye 