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Maria P Frino
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Querying and Approaching a Publisher
If you're a writer you will have heard about querying or the querying trenches. If you're new to writing, you may be wondering what this...
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Maria P Frino
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Our First Author Event was Fabulous
Sydney Authors Inked - A Writer's Journey had their first event on Sunday 10 September 2023 and it was a hit!
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Maria P Frino
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Etiquette for Online Meetings
With many of us working from home, meetings have moved online with Zoom, Teams, Skype, and other video calling software. This has brought...
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Maria P Frino
Jul 25, 20232 min read
Join us for Free Author Talks
Sydney Authors Inked presents free author talks at The Little Big House, Summer Hill. First event 10 September 2023 from 10am to 12noon,
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Maria P Frino
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Author Interview - Ross Venner
Caroline's Sail by Ross Venner, a novella. Available for free on Smashwords.
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Maria P Frino
Jun 29, 20233 min read
Author Interview with Conchita GarSantiago
Author interview - Conchita GarSantiago author of A Cry for Home - historical fiction based on the Spanish Civil War
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Maria P Frino
Jun 12, 20235 min read
Interview with Jess Fuchs, Comedian
A Female Comedian who I had the Pleasure of Seeing and Talking to. Enjoy the Interview. Last year I received an invitation to watch a...
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Maria P Frino
May 15, 20233 min read
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Taking Over?
So, a hot topic now is an AI product called ChatGPT. This application writes copy once prompted by a question set by a human. But, is...
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Maria P Frino
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Author Interview - Jim Lemon
I am more than pleased to present a fellow author, Jim, who is also a member of the writer's group I attend every month, Write on Water....
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Maria P Frino
Mar 24, 20233 min read
Meeting Authors
This blog is all about 'finding your tribe'. This is a term that is thrown around occasionally by spruikers of books and in some courses....
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Maria P Frino
Feb 13, 20234 min read
Author Interview - Hayley Walsh
Hayley's books are available online - Making March, Crayons & Chaos, Not Dead Yet. All hilarious
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Maria P Frino
Dec 22, 20221 min read
Buon Natale
or... This is how we say Merry Christmas in Italian. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my fellow authors, family, friends, and...
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Maria P Frino
Nov 28, 20222 min read
What is a Beta Reader?
There are many ways to have your work critiqued once you are happy to put your book baby out into the world of readers. I have used...
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Maria P Frino
Oct 20, 20222 min read
Author interviews as part of your Marketing Mix
Marketing books can include author interviews. These help with having your name out there and reaching readers.
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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
Aug 22, 20223 min read
Dealing with Reviews
This can be an author's nightmare or dream. Receiving a 1-star review can be devastating for any author, but especially so for one who...
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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
Jun 1, 20222 min read
Writing is a Profession
... so don't ask an author for a free book. Would you ask someone in any other profession to give away their product or time for free?...
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Maria P Frino
Apr 26, 20222 min read
My interview with John Paul Young
I had the pleasure of interviewing John Paul Young and 'love was really in the air'. It is a fabulous interview and you can - Listen to...
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