Healthy Body
The Health Conscious Series was the brainchild of Blaise van Hecke, Busybird’s director of publishing, and also popularly known as The Book Chick. The first book in the series, Healthy … Continued
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Karma Kinglake Writing Retreat
After driving through winding roads and wondering if you’re going the right way, you see it emerge from the gum trees: Karma Kinglake, a rustic house rebuilt from the ashes … Continued
The Importance of a Good Blurb
One of the most important features in writing today, especially in the digital era, is the blurb of a book. A blurb defines what the book is about in 200 … Continued
Troll
The internet is replete with keyboard warriors and trolls who hide behind anonymity to espouse inflammatory opinions, or to attack and deride others, whilst trying to promote themselves as some … Continued
The Value of Workshopping
One of the problems we face when revising is losing our objectivity. The more we work on something, the harder it becomes to see issues. We know our writing. We … Continued
Always Be Hustling
I’ve worked with a number of authors privately and through Busybird, and something many of them don’t seem to understand is that writing the book is the easy bit. It … Continued
How to Promote Your Book Launch for Free
Most people look at promoting as a struggle. But it’s about finding the right place to sell. This could be via blogging, social networking, pod casting or video. When you … Continued
The Quality of Appreciation
Nowadays, we live in a world where branding is becoming paramount. Take films as an example – especially ‘reboots’. A concept is taken from decades ago and remade. Studios trade … Continued