LM Milford

Author of the Allensbury Mysteries

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What I’ve learned about self-publishing (part 2) – marketing

For many (or possibly most) people, marketing doesn’t come easily. It fills you with the image of cold callers and hard sellers, but in reality it can be much more subtle than that. In fact, it can be as simple… Continue Reading →

What I’ve learned about self-publishing (part 1) – the process

I’ve been meaning to write this blog post for a while, but I’ve been working hard on marketing A Deadly Rejection and editing my second novel (working title is under wraps for now). But then I was chatting to someone… Continue Reading →

The Deaths of December by Susi Holliday

Today I welcome onto the blog my lovely friend Susi Holliday, who also writes as SJI Holliday. Susi has written three crime novels set in the fictional Scottish town of Banktoun, which are a mix of police procedural and psychological… Continue Reading →

How to choose the right next step in book marketing

I recently self-published my first novel and have spent a lot of time reading and listening to podcasts about marketing. It’s very overwhelming trying to take in all the activities I ‘should’ be doing to promote my book. But when… Continue Reading →

How do you beat writer’s block?

This recently came up as a question on my GoodReads author page and it’s something that’s worth addressing. There are days when you sit down to write and the words just won’t come. No matter how hard you try you… Continue Reading →

Why I prefer PR to marketing

To most people these two concepts are the same thing, but there is a subtle difference. My take on this is that PR (public relations) is about building relationships with your audience, talking directly to them and sharing information both… Continue Reading →

What’s next after publication?

If you were anywhere near my Twitter or Facebook accounts on Saturday, you may have noticed that I finally self-published my debut crime novel, A Deadly Rejection. Apologies if I deluged you in messages, but I was rather excited. There’s… Continue Reading →

The day has finally arrived!

The big day has finally arrived and my debut crime novel – A Deadly Rejection – hops up onto the digital shelf. It’s taken a long, long time to get to this point. I first started to write the novel… Continue Reading →

For the love of a library

As a keen reader and a writer, you can imagine how passionate I am about libraries. This week (9-14 October) marks national Libraries Week, and I thought I’d talk a bit about what they mean to me. I practically grew… Continue Reading →

Cover reveal – A Deadly Rejection

All the advice books say that independently published writers have to have a professionally designed cover and, my word, are they right. There is no way I could have come up with something like this! The beautiful cover for my… Continue Reading →

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