by Ragini Werner | 10 February 2025 | Marketing
For people starting out in the self-publishing business, Valerie Fuqua, author/artist and regular contributor to the Bashful Blagger, shares her thoughts on marketing. Valerie says, “I’m still new to this thing, too, but I’d like to warn you of a few...
by Ragini Werner | 3 February 2025 | Real life
As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Which is great for people like me. When I’m lost for words, I can’t talk or write. Nothing serious, it happens when I’m overtired, usually after I’ve been focusing too long and hard on somebody else’s words....
by Ragini Werner | 28 January 2025 | Writing
Cathy Scott likes cats. And cappuccino. She also likes copywriting, which is just as well because it’s her job. Calling on a career spanning 40 years, here Cathy explains what is involved in the mysterious art of creating communications that persuade us to buy the...
by Ragini Werner | 20 January 2025 | Publishing, Writing
Publishing can be an expensive endeavor. But self-publishing offers many inexpensive options. Following the success of her first guest post on the Bashful Blagger, indie author Valerie Fuqua now shares what she has learned about cost-cutting in self-publishing, and...
by Ragini Werner | 12 January 2025 | Real life, Writing
Don’t you just love looking things up? I do. For me the habit started when I was a kid in New Zealand. One day a travelling salesman knocked on our door. Dad answered and before the man could finish his spiel, Dad held up a hand to stop him: “We’ll take it.” The poor...