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Book Creators Circle is an international conferencing group, based in Cairns, Australia, for people with a passion for books.
Members include:
- writers
- illustrators
- editors
- publishers
- bookshops
Cairns members meet monthly for informal sessions to talk about books - their own or others' - and share tips and hints on the age-old question of how to get books published.
An annual Book Expo is held in Cairns to allow members to showcase and sell
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For lovers of war stories and maritime history, Chris Shaw's new book is a treat. "HMS Warspite: My Memories of World War II" was written by Chris's father, Wally Shaw. Chris has added more information about his centenarian father, further interesting facts about the battleship, HMS Warspite, and action photographs of the ship. This is a "must-read" for those interested in this genre.
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 Philip Mole has just published his first book, "Romatoca". This witty, biting satire traces the story of Spartacus, an upright, moral, though sometimes naive manager who is fighting for survival in a corrupt and corrupting environment - Romatoca Hospital. Aided and abetted by a motley group of supporters, Spartacus learns the hard way what can happen when a person unwittingly finds himself on the wrong side of the bureaucracy in which he works. The management at Wordfix congratulates Philip |
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"Undertow" is an amazing novel written by Australia's new queen of story telling. It portrays mermaids exactly as they should be: mysterious, secretive, a bit kooky and utterly fabulous. Kiri Newton rethinks the concept of the mermaid legend. Unlike traditional modern stories that cast mermaids as far-too-attractive, good characters, Undertow revisits the original legend of mermaids, where sailors dashed their ships against the rocks after hearing their unworldly song. The
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 The Book Expo 2011, organised by Book Creators Circle, was held in Cairns on 24 September 2011. It was a highly successful day, with 250 guests visiting to browse, buy books and talk with like-minded people.
Wordfix Editor, Gloria Webb, spent some time chatting with one of her authors, Chris Shaw. Chris was showing Gloria the latest edition of his new book. They both look very pleased with the result!
You can find out more information about Chris Shaw and his work at these links:
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Sometimes we're lucky enough to be presented with opportunities to make a difference - big and small. At Wordfix we seize these moments when we can and are proud to share the ways we've worked with community organisations and individuals doing great things to make the world a better place.
Many people in Cairns know the wonderful work of Som Tamang and the organisation he founded to help provide education and housing for children in Nepal - Friends of
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Stephen May, managing director and publisher at Australian Academic Press, recently gave a talk at a Society of Editors (Queensland) meeting. The topic was "Publishing in an e-world". While electronic publishing has been used for a long time for academic journal articles, its use in mainstream publishing is much more recent.
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Recent changes in book publishing have come about through the development of digital publishing,
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Retired pharmacist and prolific writer, Chris Shaw, has just published his new book, "Hey, Guys! Here's How You Get More 'Nooky'!" The book is a self-help book for men to assist them in creating the happiest relationships with their partners. Chris has provided insightful ways of helping men to understand women and treat them in the way they like to be treated. The book is published by FC Productions, and is available in hard copy and e-book format. To order a copy, click here.
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David's new book, "Ever Essence", has just been published in December 2011. This futuristic suspense novel explores new ways of looking at the meaning of life itself. Don't miss it! Available from BookPal.
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Welcome to the WORDFIX blog!
We hope you will visit this blog often to see what is happening in the world of publishing services.
Whether you are writing your first novel or have published a lot of books, you will find something here to interest you.
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These are some of the issues the blog will cover:
- handy hints for writers
- general news about books, editing and the publishing field
- updates on new publishing options
- information about
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How often have editors heard these comments!
"I have had my book edited by my friend/sister/next door neighbour who is a schoolteacher."
"I've been over it many times, and I don't think there are many mistakes."
"I can't afford to have it edited."
"You don't need an editor unless you are dyslexic or you don't have English as your first language."
"If you need an editor you shouldn't be writing."
In my experience editing a range of documents from university research papers to children's books, I have
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In January 2011, Amazon announced that for the first time, the sale of their Kindle e-books exceeded the sale of their paperback books. For the three months to December 2010, Amazon sold 115 Kindle books for every 100 paperback books sold.
The company also announced that the Kindle e-reader is their biggest selling product and that it is outselling the previous bestseller, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Michael Lijic from Australia's Copyright Agency Limited believes that this indicates
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