Kay Mackenzie

Kay Mackenzie

Hi everyone,

Dear Readers, this week is a focus on Goodreads. My book has been gaining reviews and ratings on Goodreads and I hope to see more reviews and enjoy reading them. I would especially love to know your favourite part of the story! I would recommend Goodreads for any budding author, as it’s popular, reputable and free to build recognition and connect with readers.

Dear Readers,

Hi Readers, this week I’ve mostly been working on advertising through Amazon.com and Facebook ads. I'm hoping they manage to reach the people I can’t. I have to admit, I struggle when it comes to technology and how to form a decent advertisement, but it’s all part of the learning process. I have also started to form a news-letter to send out with my email marketing account on Substack. I’m still trying to navigate Substack but hope that I’ll accomplish something by the end of this month.

The Apple podcast has a release date of the 24th of August. I can’t wait to see it! I’m also preparing to design my second book cover so I can send it to my illustrator. Thirdly, I’ve been having creative fun on Canva.com, cutting elements from different pictures and arranging them to simulate characters and scenes from my book. I’ve enjoyed visually bringing my book to life.

Editing can be the most tedious part of writing, but I look upon my novel as those that cherish their cars. The parts have been assembled and welded together, and the metal form has been moulded to shape. Now is the time for the coating and the polish as my novel is buffed to a shine and tweaked to perfection. Editing can be a tricky process, but it is worth the task to feel the joy of completion at the end. 

This week I have exciting news! My book has been given the opportunity to be on a podcast! Apple Podcasts are going to advertise Nymphas’ World: Beyond the Onyx Mountains to listeners on ‘The Children’s Book Podcast’. I can’t wait for the podcast to be released and I’ll let you all know as soon as it is.

The start of May has been a busy month. This week, I have continued to edit my second book. I am on chapter 17 of 27 and reckon that I will be finished by July. In June, I hope to begin the design of my cover for the second book. It is an exciting thought that my second book will be in physical form soon, and I can not wait to share it with you all.  

“Good morning, class,” announced Mrs Rich as she pushed open the door and allowed the children to enter.

Good day, Readers, 

It has been another busy week. I am still in the process of editing my second book to be published at the end of the year. My editing process can certainly be a lengthy one. I am always keen to make sure my chapters are the best they can be. I also started writing out my third book for my Nymphas’ World series. Writing my books out by hand is one of my first editing strategies. It means I can pinpoint issues with a fine comb. I’m so excited to begin writing out my next epic book!

Hi everyone,

It has been a busy week. I have been preparing adverts for Facebook to reach a wider audience and I am working on adding a voice over to my current book trailer video.