MORE Magazine Spring 2017 Issue 3 | Page 42

Do you think that giving books away free works and why? What is your favorite positive saying? No, but its part of the process, there is no value in “free”. Think about how much you loved the “thing” you bought with cold hard cash, that you worked and saved for compared to free. Most folks don’t take care of things they get for free they same way they do when they pay. But Entertainment is about promotion and sometimes that promotion means free. What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Is there any marketing technique you used that had an immediate impact on your sales figures? Appearances seem to work. I would love to do more. I like engaging people, its fun. I spent a load on a great trailer and maybe 2 people saw it…( laughing ) “Do or Do Not, there is no Try”-Yoda from Empires Strikes Back Lance Oliver Keeble's Rules of Writing: 1. Write a lot 2. Read a lot 3. Finish what you write 4. Find readers 5. Rewrite 6. Find an editor that is willing to kick you in the crotch. 7. Pick up your ego 8. Fix it 9. Share it 10. Be ok with rejection https://youtu.be/7098bFI