Book Fair in Southern Italy
August 2024 was spent in Italy. I travelled to attend a book fair in Sant. Andrea di Conza, a small village in the Campania region of Italy.
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Maria P Frino
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Selling Books at Markets
...is another way to sell self-published books. As a self-published author, there are limited places I am able to sell my print books....
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Maria P Frino
Jul 18, 20222 min read
My Bilingual Author Talk at Five Dock Library.
I was lucky enough to do a 'Meet The Author' at my local library. The talk was about how I translated my debut novel, The Decision They...
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Maria P Frino
Jun 27, 20223 min read
What is a Genre?
And... should you write in more than one? A genre is the type of story the author has written. There are many genres for fiction stories...
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Maria P Frino
Sep 30, 20213 min read
How Much do Authors Actually Earn? Author's Earnings are a Touchy Subject
This is not a subject I like talking about. But... I'm going to because many readers think authors are compensated well for their work....
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Maria P Frino
Aug 19, 20212 min read
The Pros and Cons of being a Self-Published Author
My novels and short stories are available online on most good book sites including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booktopia, Book Depository,...
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Maria P Frino
Jun 26, 20212 min read
When There is More to a Story
Sometimes a story needs to be longer than a short one. My sci-fi short story, Xenure Station: A Billion Light Years, is now a trilogy.
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Maria P Frino
Apr 17, 20213 min read
Moving Your Story Forward. Or Backwards.
There is more than one way to write a story. Authors use different writing techniques to portray their stories. Some stories are linear,...
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Maria P Frino
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Book Marketing - Love it or Hate it?
Speaking with other authors I have found not many of us enjoy marketing our books. Most of us enjoy writing but abhor marketing our titles.
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Maria P Frino
Jan 16, 20212 min read
When You Buy a Book, What Influences Your Purchase?
You're ready to buy a new book, what influences your purchase? Is it a bestseller? The cover? The synopsis?
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Maria P Frino
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Goodbye 2020, Can't Say it's Been Fun.
Apologies for the morbid title to this post but it's how I feel. I'm sure many other people feel the same way. As this is my last post...
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Maria P Frino
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Self-published Authors benefit from using a Global Distributor to Sell their Books.
Marketing a book is not easy, especially if you are self-published. I have short stories and a debut novel, The Decision They Made,
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Maria P Frino
Oct 10, 20202 min read
Book Launch Done and Dusted. Finally!
I launched two short stories and my debut novel in November and December 2019. They are available on Amazon Kindle and selected bookstores.
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Maria P Frino
Aug 23, 20202 min read
What has Affected your Writing since #Coronavirus Started?
Working from home is normal for writers as well as many other creative professions. For me, I spend five days writing in my home office.
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Maria P Frino
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Write What You Know - Part I
This is a piece of advice I learned early on in my writing career. We have discussed this topic a few times at my writing group, Write on...
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Maria P Frino
Jan 6, 20205 min read
Writing Groups - Why Authors Benefit from Joining One.
Why joining a Writing Group can be a good thing for any writer. All authors have to start somewhere and this is a way to hone your skills.
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Maria P Frino
Dec 1, 20192 min read
My Debut Novel is Here - The Decision They Made
The Decision They Made, my debut novel is now available on Amazon Kindle. Stay tuned for more news on this title in 2020.
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