When I started my self-publishing journey about 15 months ago, I was soon offered a "paid" book review via social media. It was quite low-cost, and I had seen reviews by the same reviewer on other sites. So I tried it out. The review appeared on social media, but not on Amazon. Despite the cost, including the e-book price on Amazon.
The reviewer never bought the e-book from Amazon. They submitted the review to Amazon after I asked for evidence, which was provided. But Amazon did not publish it. They detected that it was a "professional" book review without a verifiable purchase.
The reviews published on social media were short-lived, and they generated no recognised sales.…
Corniche: An illustrated history of a British icon describes the history of the iconic Rolls-Royce Corniche motor car. This history includes how it was derived from the Mulliner Park Ward Coupe, a two-door derivative of the Silver Shadow saloon, through to the final Mark V version, when the Rolls-Royce brand was acquired by BMW. Reference is also made to the relationship with the Bentley Continental.
The Corniche is among the author’s all-time favourite cars, and the book celebrates this historic motor car by presenting its long history, accompanied by photographs.
The work is not sponsored or endorsed by Rolls-Royce, Bentley or their respective parent companies, BMW and the Volkswagen Group.
Iconic Moments with Elvis: January 8, 1935, to August 16, 1977, describes a selection of iconic moments in the life of Elvis Presley.
For the first nineteen years of Elvis’ life, he was unknown. Then on July 5, 1954, that all began to change when he recorded an old blues song “That’s All Right” in a different style. The style fused white country music with the blues, creating what was originally called rockabilly. This then evolved into the rock ‘n’ roll style.…
Writing The Elvis I Wish I Knew With Both Truth and Imagination
One of the most fascinating challenges in writing about Elvis Presley is deciding where the line sits between what happened and what might have happened. Anyone who has spent time with Elvis’s story knows how much of his life is already wrapped in myth, memory, and interpretation. Even the most rigorous biographies rely on recollections, interviews, and fragments of truth filtered through the people who loved him, worked with him, or simply watched him from afar.
When I began shaping The Elvis I Wish I Knew, I found myself returning to a simple question: how do you honour the real man while exploring the life he never had the chance to live?