New Financial Year, New Ideas?

It is July first, the beginning of the new financial year and I have tried various things in the last 6 months to try and sell my books.

I have put an ad on the radio to be heard by thousands - hopefully people will find my books through that.

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I used the audio from the ad to create reels and YouTube shorts - the link is here.

I have tried various ways to get my books out there. I am running out of ideas. I attended a panel talk with three other authors on Saturday, the 27th. Hopefully the right demographic will find my books.

Have you heard?

I am on the radio, well my ad is and if you found this blog because you heard my ad on WaveFM, then comment below where you are from and your name will be in the drawer for a signed copy delivered with no cost of delivery.

Stay Tuned

In order to get my book series to as many people as possible, I am having an ad for my series on WaveFM, a radio station that is from my hometown down South, as well those listening in the North. WaveFM will play their produced ad 30 times in the month of May, (not on weekends), this ad should reach a stadium amount of people. My hope is that from that large amount of people, many will find my book and buy it.

I have done various means to get my book out there, interviews on Radio, market days, author talks. Each attempt brings some result. I am hoping this ad will be the next attempt that will attract buyers.

The Final Book is Not a Prank

Today is the first of April, the cover of my 5th book is revealed, I have teased the cover of the last month. Below are the pieces that reveal some details of the cover. In just a few hours, the book’s cover will be revealed. It has taken me over a year to finalise the book, try to finish the story I started 13 years ago. This series has been a big part of my life and I am not sure, how I am going to feel once it is out there.

The characters, the stories, the heart of the book has been my life for a long time and this series is coming to an end.

Piece by Piece

My first blog for 2026, it has been a crazy last few months and I am still processing past events. However, one thing for certain. I have finished editing my fifth book and the cover is complete, which means I am starting the process of having the Ebook available. Below is the first piece of the cover that I have released. The last of the 8 pieces will be out before end of the month for the reveal on April 1st.

So what else have I done, I went on a holiday for 18 days, that was a magical and wonderful time away. I won’t give too much details but I did write a small summary of my holiday on my Facebook page.

No NaNoWriMo, Keep Calm and Write On

This month, though there was no NaNoWriMo, I still wrote part of my spin-off for the Immortal Legacy Series, spending 90 minutes twice a week writing the 10,000 words for the chapter. It was my own person challenge since the fifth and final book of the Immortal Legacy Series is almost complete. The cover has been designed and ready for next year’s release.

I am trying to work out how to sell the books I have, I have 3 of Immortal and the Hex to sell, maybe give those on a discount for those who wish to buy 2 books for a special prize. But I am not sure.

I have been doing YouTube videos for almost 3 months and I am really enjoying (despite some being frustrating) the clues that I have been solving. I don’t know where things will go in 2026. I will be finishing my fifth book’s prep work. I will be getting ready for a vacation and then after that, we’ll see. If you are interested in seeing my YouTube reels. The link to my playlist is below.

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I have also experimented with making another website. If you wish to check it out before I make a choice about keeping it or letting it go. You can find it here.

October is going to be Special

It is the first week of October and things are looking up. Though my goal for YouTube with viewers has been slow, I have still been doing the Minute Cryptic Puzzles. I am now up to Day 53.

Over the next two weeks, I am going to take a few big steps in my self-published career. Starting with an author talk at a local library on the Thursday. I am going to speak with a few other self-published authors about our books and our stories. This will be a big step in being out there to the public. It’s a nerve-racking but exciting opportunity.

My first author talk with other self-published authors.


The following Thursday, authors and students will be all together for a literacy lunch - another opportunity to sell my books.

While this is all happening, something special is underway. I have made arrangements, made first payments and communicating with someone on the other side of the world.

Voice myself on YouTube

From the 11th of August, I have attempted to solve Minute Cryptic puzzles on a website, after 50 days of watching someone else solve them. I decided on the 13th of August to record myself and make a YouTube video, I would submit the video 24 hours or so after I did it. It is something new to try to get myself out there.
I do these videos in the morning, before the house comes alive and I do my own thumbnails and editing. I am learning and I plan on improving over time. I haven’t got a studio or a soundproof room.
I have done eight videos so far.

Above are the thumbnails for the YouTube videos, I have so far created. I do hope that over time I get more viewers and comments, I do take feedback.

Anniversary and Adventure

As it marks the three year anniversary of having my book launch on the 31st of July, I have been taking a breather on the writing for the Immortal Legacy series, while the fifth book gets fine-tuned and prepared for a cover. I have been working on a side project to pass the time. This one is a challenge for I am trying to thick of a bigger picture - literally - and hoping even though the story is short, the content will be going places. This means I am branching out to different avenues of writing and experimenting with my writing style.