A Free Book or eBook by Ndeye Labadens

This great free eBook/book available on the website Lann Consulting, a company owned by Ndeye...
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Another Book Reviewed

My review for a book titled How To Crush Social Media In Only 2 Minutes A Day... by Ndeye Labadens.

Although it seems that final editing, formatting and proofreading has not been done yet, I read this book and my review is as follows…

This book is well written and filled with enough knowledge related to all things within social media circles. The author definitely did some deep researching regarding social media platforms and how to utilize them correctly for marketing, promotional and purposes of “getting above the crowd” when it came to placing yourself out there with your books as an author. This book is filled with plenty of well written guidelines and explanatory wording which will assist any author to become “visible” on social media and to get doors “opened” when it comes to marketing yourself as an author or to promote all your works completed and published.

I give this book a 5 star rating and it is truly worth the read. Even I discovered areas where I can improve my marketing and other methods and strategies which I could use to improve my own visibility on the world wide web; mainly using social media platforms at a greater advantage, and to my own gain. It is filled with knowledge and great social media wisdom like I have never seen before. This book guides you through all the do’s and don’ts of most of the popular social media platforms used in today’s modern “online societies”. Well done Ndeye Labadens. Truly remarkable!

That's it folks. Enjoy!

 

Mistakes To Avoid When Writing

Authors enjoy writing, yet many mistakes come out of the pages, especially the self-publishing gents and ladies. We try to edit, proofread and do everything ourselves. I agree, there are those that are talented enough to perform such tasks, and they are truly great at it. Still, odd mistakes do pop up every so often. Here are some to remember when you write your next book...

1] Apart vs. a part, affect vs. effect. These are known as usage mistakes. There are many more not mentioned here else my post will be too long, like assure vs.ensure. One must be able to distinguish between words and phrases used. This will affect how your sentences turn out; either well written or shabby.

2] Next, one gets grammar mistakes. An example is "this is him/this is her". Let me offer you what I'm stating here... Incorrect - "Can I speak to John please. This is him." vs. Correct - "Can I speak to John please. This is he." There are many more out there. Another example is the following - If I was vs. if I were. The example is, "I wish I was rich." [Incorrect], and then we get "I wish I were rich." [correct]. Do you get it?

These are some of the areas one must watch out for dumb mistakes when writing your next book. Even proofreaders slip up at times. One must double check, and again double check. make sure that when you are reading your book before publishing it, such mistakes are discovered and resolved. One does not want a blemished book on the shelves.

3] Another mistake made often is the punctuation mistake. Placing commas, hyphens or semicolons in the wrong places can change the "shape" of your sentence. "Together we saw a great movie; it was a box office hit." and not "...; which was a box office hit." Can you see the difference, even the sound when reading it? What about this - "After he hit the ball he ran to first base." Wrong! Correct is "after he hit the ball, he ran to first base." Do you get it?

Simple mistakes can cost you in your reviews, in your sales, and how other people see you out there; either a good author or just another wannabe. So, sit back and start to reread the book you are currently writing. Take a deep breath and search for such silly mistakes. They are costly! have fun and be blessed.

Reviews Coming Soon!

I'm busy with two more books at the moment, but due to this only being a hobby and my business taking up most of my time, I will in due course ad reviews for the following books...

1] "The Deceived" by E.C. Fisher

2] "From Pastor to a Psych Ward" by Steve Austin

Watch this space!

PS - Within the next few weeks, my first crime/suspense series, book 1 of the
John Casswold PI series will be published. More info to follow in due course.
Book 1 - "till death do us part", a new genre I'm trying out...

Enjoy!

Another Book Review

Another review - "How To Unlock Your Inner Drive" by Jeremy E. McNally.

A book authored by a great motivational speaker, written from what he experienced in his own life, driving himself to be successful and always motivated for success. This book is a great read as it motivates you as you turn the pages, understanding what drives you to success. It offers you strategies which drive you to transform your own life and lead it into a new successful future; and a renewed and transformed life.

The more I read the more I was hungry to seek my inner drive to be transformed for greater success. The deeper you go into each chapter, you start to seek that new drive. This book offers great insight which motivates you and pushes you in the right direction, driving your inner being to understand success and what you can do to motivate yourself for greatness.

I give this book a 5 star rating. It is well written and easy to follow and understand what Jeremy is trying to bring across. A fantastic motivational book with plenty of scope and meaning to drive you to success. Find it on Amazon.

The Latest Book Review - Published

"Published" by Chandler Bolt...

This book offered me new ideas and wonderful information on how to get from a blank page to a fully-fledged published author. The more I read the more I wanted to know. It motivates you to become an author and write books even more. Chandler explains in great detail, step by step, in easy to follow terms, how to reach that stage when you call yourself a publiushed author.

It was a new learning curve for me, a self-published author of 5 books. I received a lot out of this book which allowed me to take a new step into my writing and publishing of all my future books. A very insightful read for sure, and exciting as you delve deeper into each chapter. I give this book 5 stars for great information sharing which it offers the reader, and how self-explanatory it is, guiding you through the motions from writing to becoming a published author. Find it on Amazon.

A New Series Coming Soon! Book 1

Here it is, my e-Cover for the first book of a new series I'm penning, the first to be published soon... John Casswold PI, "till death do us part" ...

An ex-South African Police Services [SAPS] detective turned private investigator, now solving crimes for his clients ...

Watch this space for more soon ...

How To Plan Your Next [e]Book

Many writers or wannabe writers/authors never get to complete their next book because they don't plan for it, making rough manuscripts around the storyline, prepare the characters they need for the book, etc. One must plan it out or it could fail and leave you with writer's block. I need to plan everything around my eBooks I write as I run a business first, and my writing is just a hobby for now and not something fulltime. The same goes with my reviewing of books. If I don't plan around my spare time, when available, everything comes to a quick standstill.

To start with, find your passion. By realising your passion makes it easier to plan and write. My passion is Christian based non fiction teachings and novels, now penning the next 2 eBooks. Another passion I discovered is the crime./suspense type, and now I'm penning my first book about a private investigator and all the cases he solves for his clients. It will become a series after the first book. These are my passions. What is yours?

Without a passion for something you are going nowhere. Next, is who are your targets? What market are you aiming for? Is it just adults or maybe children and teenagers? There are also age groups and most groups relate to various topics or certain genre of books, that which attracts them to read such kinds. Therefore, what market are you aiming for? This helps when you start writing your next book.

Next, one must define your demographics. Which areas or cities/countries are you aiming for? Again, gender and age falls into this category, plus more. My books are aimed for most countries worldwide, and hopefully, from teenagers and up. Demographics help you determine what you are writing about and what is your passion, which market and demographics will it be targeting.

One must continuously expand your knowledge about what you are writing, and one must work around how to make your book/eBook stand out. All this will make what offers success or not. Yes, plenty of marketing and other issues come into play here too. But let's stick to the basics for now. Gather all the information you need when you plan to write about something. There are plenty of resources out there on the www for you. Research, research and more research is needed. I googled about cities, suburbs, people, addresses, even street names to plan some of my writings, just to make it more authentic.

Writing a book series is slightly different. But using the basics above will get you going. It can be challenging to write a series; this is the bad news, but you can get plenty of followers later on; and this is the good news about it all. To do follow ups with the same character as the central point of each book, then adding new ones that differ from previous book/s, is where the challenge comes in. Just follow all the guides above and you will make it. It won't always be an easy journey, but press through and look into the future.

Enjoy the ride! Looking forward to your next book and/or series...

Coming Soon 2 !!

Watch this space as I'm planning on making it easier to purchase my
eBooks by all, either paying into my PayPal account or, if you are from
South Africa, to pay via EFT into my account.

I will then receive your email after adding my to the advert, and email you
the eBook/s you have purchased, when I have proof of payment.

Exciting times ahead...

Coming Soon !!

A new genre I'm now starting - crime & suspense. My first book being penned as we speak, then becoming a series. First 4 chapters done.

I still need to design the e-Cover. Book series will be called John Casswold PI. A private investigator and all the cases he solves for his clients.

Watch this space!

Covers Sell A Book

A Cover Sells Your Book

Everyone judges a book by its cover. No one reads the book before they decide to purchase it or not. Consumers do not read it in-store. They look at the cover and/or read the blurb on the back cover/author info. Sales reps only carry book covers and jackets to show bookstore owners/buyers while wholesalers and distributors say "just send us the cover copy." All purchasing of books are made due to the illustration and/or design, and other factors they look at, such as ad-sales, etc. Yes, packaging is everything.

The bookstore customer averages less than eight seconds looking at the front cover and fifteen seconds reading the back cover. You must hook them immediately and keep them reading the back cover or they will put the book back on the shelf. The outside sells the book or breaks sales down.

Most writers hook up with professional book cover designers or seek good quality software which can do it. I personally design my own eBook covers using graphic design software.

If you wish to self-design, prepare 2 to 3 samples and spread the word around, including covers, and get peoples' opinions. Maybe run a poll for the cover choice. I have redesigned some of my covers a second time or third time until I was happier, and that after they were published...

Remember that a cover sells the book... Enjoy!

Review of The Hunter, my own book

Here is a review of my own book, The Hunter, reviewed by JR Thompson...

""The Hunter” was obviously written by an author who has a heart for seeing souls saved. Through its pages, readers will be reminded of what life is like for those who do not have a relationship with Jesus Christ and will inspire believers to do more for the cause of Christ.

I was only able to give this book a three star rating due to a number of factors. Please keep in mind that every reader is different and a book that is not in my taste might be right up another person's alley. With that being said, I wasn't personally drawn to the story and struggled to remember which character was which. Instead of having different speaking parts broken up into different paragraphs, sometimes one paragraph might have three different people speaking and that was confusing for me. I also felt the book contained a lot of repetition. For example... the number of times the word 'bikes' is used in four consecutive sentences: "Lionel and Kevin would be there slightly earlier since they were riding their bikes. Superbikes are fast and dangerous and can throw you off badly if not ridden properly. They knew how to handle their bikes. Lionel and Kevin greeted the other two and left on their bikes." I also want to let other readers know that this book does contain a few instances of lighter curse words.

I understand why the author included them, however, I personally do not appreciate foul language in Christian books and I know there are other Christians out there who feel the same way that I do.

Overall, I believe the author's heart was in the right place. I appreciate the way he is spreading the gospel through a fiction book in hopes that people who will not pick up a Bible might actually read his novel and learn about the huge difference God can make in their lives if they will only give Him a chance.""

Thank you JR Thompson for this review. Much appreciated!

Book Specials

Hi to one and all,

I'm currently running eBook specials until 15th October for my non-fiction books, Salvation Is The Life and Living In Victory, plus my novel, a fiction story of hope and a new life, The Hunter is on special until 31st October. These specials running only at Smashwords...

Here is my author profile link which also shows all my books. The Hunter has received 3 to 4 star reviews at other sources/websites and is worth the reading. Another book, The Good News, is not on special but is a 5 star reviewed book and a great inspirational read for believers and all Christians, as well as for non-Christians alike [as per one reviewer].

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/canha

Latest Review

My latest review, a first for SF type genre, and quite challenging too.

Here is my latest review, for Esper Files 3 - The Chimera Formula by Egan Brass [aka Ryan Attard].

I'm not much of a SF reader but this storyline was good. Only what put me off was that every chapter started/ended with mayhem; shooting, killings, whether aliens or the characters involved in the story. The same type of action was to me over done in each chapter, and as the story evolved, the one character disappeared from the story as the next one took "charge" of the action. Still a lovely read and I give it a 4 star rating.

Part of the blurb... During the dramatic finale of Esper Files: The Sky Cult, two major terrorist attacks were under way and The Professor sent his team off to save the world.