Make sure you stop by and grab yourself a download of Happiness & Honey before the weekend.
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Showing posts with label Amazon. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Grab some Happiness & Honey for FREE!
The book that has been called "Charming and inspirational" is now FREE on Amazon.
Make sure you stop by and grab yourself a download of Happiness & Honey before the weekend.
Make sure you stop by and grab yourself a download of Happiness & Honey before the weekend.
Friday, 31 July 2015
The Book that came via Meditation
I'm pleased to announce the ebook release of my children's picture book, My Grandad's Hiding Place.
It's a short story to help parents explain to their child what has happened to a loved who has passed away.
I wrote it in 2012, when I was living in a Buddhist Centre (Vajrapani Buddhist Centre in Huddersfield). It was an old derelict church before they completely transformed it and helped it "reincarnate" into its current state.
Being a tenant there, I had access to the World Peace Café and the main gompa (meditation room). I would often sit there on a night, reading, writing or meditating; it was a very peaceful place to be.
One day, whilst meditating in the gompa, an idea for a book flashed into my mind. My eyes shot open and I for about ten seconds, I sat there reflecting on the idea.
I ran to my room, turned on my laptop and started writing My Grandad's Hiding Place. In less than half an hour, I sat back and looked at it. There it was, my first children's picture book - but without the pictures.
Not long after that, an old friend asked me how my writing was going. I told her about My Gandad's Hiding Place and that I was currently looking for an illustrator for it.
'What about Laura Skilbeck?' she said.
Laura was an old friend from school. When I say 'friend', I mean we hardly spoke two words to each other in nine years of being in the same year at school.
'Didn't you know she's an illustrator?' said my friend, in response to my frown.
I did not know Laura was an illustrator.
Later that day, I contacted her through FB and, after a brief introduction (where I reminded her who I was), I told her about my children's book that was currently crying out to be illustrated.
Thankfully, she was keen from the offset, and when I sent her the book she absolutely loved it and wanted nothing more than to illustrate it.
When she showed me her ideas I couldn't believe how well they complimented the writing. Her style is so childish - it's perfect! She really managed to capture the emotion in the words through her drawings. It's like she can easily tap into her inner-child and express it - a unique ability.
Once the illustrations had been completed, we tried getting it published the traditional way but to no avail. "We like it, but it's just not what we're looking for right now", was the typical reply we received.
So we tried literary agents - but the same thing happened.
I had already published three of my own books on Amazon, so I thought why not try the self-publishing route for My Grandad's Hiding Place?
That's when I discovered Amazon's Kindle Kid's Book Creator, which made the process super easy.
At the moment it's only being released as an ebook - but in time I will release it as a paperback.
I hope you manage to read it and are moved by its message.
It's a short story to help parents explain to their child what has happened to a loved who has passed away.
I wrote it in 2012, when I was living in a Buddhist Centre (Vajrapani Buddhist Centre in Huddersfield). It was an old derelict church before they completely transformed it and helped it "reincarnate" into its current state.
Being a tenant there, I had access to the World Peace Café and the main gompa (meditation room). I would often sit there on a night, reading, writing or meditating; it was a very peaceful place to be.
One day, whilst meditating in the gompa, an idea for a book flashed into my mind. My eyes shot open and I for about ten seconds, I sat there reflecting on the idea.
I ran to my room, turned on my laptop and started writing My Grandad's Hiding Place. In less than half an hour, I sat back and looked at it. There it was, my first children's picture book - but without the pictures.
Not long after that, an old friend asked me how my writing was going. I told her about My Gandad's Hiding Place and that I was currently looking for an illustrator for it.
'What about Laura Skilbeck?' she said.
Laura was an old friend from school. When I say 'friend', I mean we hardly spoke two words to each other in nine years of being in the same year at school.
'Didn't you know she's an illustrator?' said my friend, in response to my frown.
I did not know Laura was an illustrator.
Later that day, I contacted her through FB and, after a brief introduction (where I reminded her who I was), I told her about my children's book that was currently crying out to be illustrated.
Thankfully, she was keen from the offset, and when I sent her the book she absolutely loved it and wanted nothing more than to illustrate it.
When she showed me her ideas I couldn't believe how well they complimented the writing. Her style is so childish - it's perfect! She really managed to capture the emotion in the words through her drawings. It's like she can easily tap into her inner-child and express it - a unique ability.
Once the illustrations had been completed, we tried getting it published the traditional way but to no avail. "We like it, but it's just not what we're looking for right now", was the typical reply we received.
So we tried literary agents - but the same thing happened.
I had already published three of my own books on Amazon, so I thought why not try the self-publishing route for My Grandad's Hiding Place?
That's when I discovered Amazon's Kindle Kid's Book Creator, which made the process super easy.
At the moment it's only being released as an ebook - but in time I will release it as a paperback.
I hope you manage to read it and are moved by its message.
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Free Your Products
There's this restaurant around the corner from me, and on the first day of every month there's always a long queue of people waiting for it to open.
People get there early and even mark their position in the line by placing a rock on the ground, then they go and do whatever and come back when the doors are open. (What's stopping someone from kicking away their rock and replacing it with their own? I honestly don't know... this is Taiwan we're talking about here. People do things differently.)
The first time I saw this line of people (and stones) I asked my girlfriend what was going on.
"Everything is free on the first of every month."
How great is that?
They give away their food for free and their business absolutely thrives. People get a taster of what their food is like and if they like it they won't think twice about coming back for more and actually paying for it.
Consider giving away your product for free. People like free things!
That being said, from tomorrow (22nd) till Thursday (26th) my mini book, The Girl with the Green-Tinted Hair is going to be free to download.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=gavin+whyte
Put rocks on the ground, by all means, but you really don't have to.
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Thursday, 26 February 2015
Goodreads Author
I'm happy to announce that I'm now a Goodreads Author.
Check out my profile here when you get a chance:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7171085.Gavin_Whyte
It feels nice to be part of a community that's solely dedicated to books and authors.
If you're on there please stop by and review my books or/and get in touch.
It'd be nice to hear from you.
As always, thank you for your support.
Your friend and writer,
G
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gavinwhyteauthor
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Whyte/e/B00TW6ODUQ
Check out my profile here when you get a chance:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7171085.Gavin_Whyte
It feels nice to be part of a community that's solely dedicated to books and authors.
If you're on there please stop by and review my books or/and get in touch.
It'd be nice to hear from you.
As always, thank you for your support.
Your friend and writer,
G
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gavinwhyteauthor
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Whyte/e/B00TW6ODUQ
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