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Archive for April 2009

The field of learning disabilities has a long association with Political Correctness.
Although political correctness if often- and in my opinion rightly- derided, it has  its place in the history of learning disabilities in that it consciously and forcefully reminds us that the way we talk about people, the labels we give to them, influence how [...]

It’s a Small World

Posted by: allanmayer on: April 26, 2009

I’ve had a really interesting week, mainly due to two things which could not have happened had it not been for the miracle of the internet.
The first was when I woke up to find that while I slept my blog had been mentioned on an American internet radio show. If you haven’t already, take a [...]

Marketing Your POD or Self-Published Book

Posted by: allanmayer on: April 22, 2009

 
I have spent the last twelve months researching ideas about book promotion.
The fruits of my labours (and advice gratefully received from other writers) can be found below.
BUT BE WARNED:
The number of ideas and links below may look overwhelming, so before you start to use them you need to formulate a structured marketing campaign. To [...]


My Latest Twitterings

  • would any kind people out there like to add to the tags for 'Tasting the Wind' on Amazon? (I could be above Dan Brown in thrillers!) 3 days ago
  • Just found that my book is number one on Amazon.com in books tagged 'Learning disabilities' and it's got 41 thriller tags 3 days ago
  • Tasting the Wind now available as an e-book at http://smashwords.com/b/5061 1 month ago