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It will be my very FIRST day that I actually put on the hat of the salesperson of my book facing the public. I am taking a day off from work to visit some independent book stores within zone 3 of London (I rarely ventured outside of zone 1) and ask them if they are willing […]

I went to the dentist office this morning. A thought came to my mind when I was “strapped” to the dentist chair. It was not pain, death, heaven and marriage (not that they are related, but I heard those are some of the common thoughts when people are at the dentist chair!). I was actually […]

When I woke up this morning, I only got 15 minutes left to get out of my flat for work instead of my usual 90 minutes (Yes, please don’t think my hair style and all of it are natural and require no work!). I was in a total panic and bad mood as one can […]

Not sure Drama Becomes Me or the other way around (loosely borrowed from the movie title Death Becomes Her)! There is no surprise that the international postage is outrageously expensive, but this is another level. Last Friday, I was going to send my books to my good friend Pam in New York (my first U.S. […]

All are welcome. I meant FEEDBACK for my book (borrowed loosely the movie title from Clint Eastwood) My editor Geoff warned me repeatedly to refrain from defending myself in particular to non-positive feedback. He said, rightly so, that even the bestsellers received negative feedback from time to time. So take a deep breath; use a […]

High fixed costs can be a “killer” if you don’t have them under control.  It sounds obvious, but this point hit home from my first-hand experience.  I would emphasize the marketing cost since we self-publishers need to do promotion ourselves. For example, printing a postcard of decent quality costs 10 pence. To distribute it to an […]

At a social event last night, I managed to sell 2 copies of my book (Please don’t start avoiding me. I am still sensible and will back off if my potential book buyer is not interested). I told someone that my books are sold out for the night. Technically correct – I only carried 2 […]

My sister told me last night that she wanted to learn Korean. She said she was motivated to understand the Korean TV soap opera which apparently had taken the world by storm. (My French friends in Paris told me that the Korean TV soap opera is popular there as well.) The conversation with my sister […]

Today I asked the owner of the Dose café James if I can put my book for sale at his café.  He kindly said yes and there we are – You can now purchase my book there. Many thanks James. Hopefully it is only the first of many places that would sell my book :>

May I just set the record straight? There is no reviewer copy if you are not a journalist or a book critic. If you are a friend and would like to support me (will be greatly appreciated), please purchase a copy from me. Please note that printing a book is not free and as a […]