Rosen Trevithick's Blog, page 20

Working in a cafe with a sign inviting readers to come and say hello might not be everybody's cup of tea but I find it's a meaningful way of getting in touch with what being an author is all about.

I found myself home alone, day after day, writing books to be sold online to people I would, at most, thank for an online review but would probably never hear from at all. I found myself feeling more like a book machine than a person.

Then, I had an idea. I enjoy working in cafes - the cakes, the cho...

Those of you looking to buy The Troll Trap, look no further than Amazon.

I had the option of making is available through bookshops but the wholesalers fees were so great, that extended distribution would have considerably increased the price to customers and decreased my royalties to mere pennies.

Some site such as eBay and The Book Depository also list the product, but they charge more than Amazon.

The eBook version is currently exclusive to Kindle but plans to increase its distribution are in...

Many thanks to Esme Ashcroft at The West Briton for writing this newspaper article about The Troll Trap.

The can also read the article online.

I'm becoming increasing disenchanted with Facebook, which has started charging me to post news to my fans. Therefore, I urge readers to find new ways to follow my news and interact with me.

Firstly, Facebook started asking me to 'sponsor posts' - essentially asking for money to send news to people who've elected to receive it. This annoyed me, but Facebook has to cover costs, right? The final straw was when they started asking me to pay to send messages to other Facebook users' inboxes.

So, bel...

I've put together a worksheet that teachers can use when discussing The Troll Trap with their class.

Download The Troll Trap Worksheet.

It includes comprehension questions and a creativity exercise.

There are two pages, one for the pupil and one for the teacher.

For more resources for schools, see

http://rosentrevithick.co.uk/schools/.

I thought it would be interesting to find out which words I use the most. Although the top words varied enormously from book to book, one word kept cropping up - eyes. In the five texts I processed, I had used 'eyes' 346 times. The closest word, 'good', was more than 50 occurrences behind.

Eyes are great, the not only help build a picture of a character's physical appearance but they can by used to express a great variety of emotions. I had no idea that I referenced them quite as often as I ha...

Authors, whether we use a pen name, airbrush our pictures or try to go 'eau naturalle', we are all guilty of editing the version of ourselves that we show the public. I say 'guilty' but there's really no shame in it. Everybody has many editions of themselves, from the mild mannered parent we show our children to the foul mouthed hooligan we become at a football match. Being an author is no different. It is simply not desirable to tell your readers that you pick your nose and that poor reviews...

You can now send my blog articles to your Kindle by clicking 'Send this post to Kindle'. You then select your preferred Kindle device and voila - the content is sent.

This facility is handy for anybody who wants to save an article to read later or who would simply prefer to read in on a different device.

We were recently asked how readers could find out which of their favourite authors have released new books without having to check them all individually. We couldn't think of a way to do it offhand, so we've added that feature to Indie Book Bargains.

Readers

Go to the New Releases section. If you're a member then books by authors you follow will be at the top of the page. You can also subscribe to email notifications whenever one of your favourite authors adds a new release.

Authors

You need to b...

The Troll Trap is free from now until Thursday, for Kindle.

It's also available in paperback, at the reduced price of £5.39.

It's a stinky, squelchy adventure aimed to be read independently by children aged 8-10, and prefect for reading to younger children.