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A Night in Annwn - one of the free audiobooks on MPS When a Book Costs Less Than a Drink... I will admit it straight from the off! I am a writer with an axe to grind and I cannot understand ...
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Posted by Owen on July 22nd, 2018 01:41 PM | Comments Off on Reviews of Books on Amazon
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Pirated eBooks – Writers

Posted by Owen on July 21st, 2018 03:39 PM | Comments Off on Pirated eBooks – Writers
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The Ultimate Promo Package

Posted by Owen on December 18th, 2017 02:24 PM | Comments Off on The Ultimate Promo Package
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Editing Tips For Indie Writers

Posted by Owen on April 26th, 2017 06:16 PM | Comments Off on Editing Tips For Indie Writers
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Posted by Owen on December 31st, 2015 03:42 AM | Comments Off on Kindle vs Book
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Posted by Owen on October 10th, 2015 02:39 PM | Comments Off on NaNoWriMo 2015
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Posted by Owen on August 30th, 2015 03:24 PM | Comments Off on Starting a New Novel
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Posted by Owen on June 24th, 2015 03:43 AM | Comments Off on Mental Cruelty
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Posted by Owen on June 17th, 2015 07:21 AM | Comments Off on First Edition of Asian Shorts
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First Edition of Asian Shorts First Edition of Asian Shorts I am inordinately proud to announce that the first edition of 'Asian Shorts' will be available as from tomorrow, June 18th - Yay! On the negative side first, it is only 74.4% ...
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Posted by Owen on June 13th, 2015 03:11 AM | Comments Off on Final Chapter
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Posted by Owen on June 2nd, 2015 07:58 AM | Comments Off on Storm Not Monsoon
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Posted by Owen on March 1st, 2015 09:03 AM | Comments Off on Dead Centre II is Finished
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