by Ragini Werner | 2 March 2025 | Real life, Review
When your publisher is in Canada and you’re in the Netherlands, there’s lots of logical to-ing and fro-ing across the Gulf of Greenland while your book is in production. Back then, did I realize that Becoming Janice would also be trotting over the entire globe?...
by Ragini Werner | 24 February 2025 | Writing
There is *so* much advice out there for writers! When you’re looking for tips on writing, the massive amount available is overwhelming. Whose tips should you follow? How do you tell the junk from genuine wisdom? Try my two favorite sites, both truly helpful resources...
by Ragini Werner | 17 February 2025 | Writing
Don’t keep your reader dangling… wanting to find out who says or does what in the sentence you’re writing. That excellent piece of advice comes from science editor Dr. Claire Bacon, this week’s guest blogger. Here she discusses how to avoid ‘dangling modifiers’...
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...
by Ragini Werner | 6 January 2025 | Marketing
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not showing you Amazon’s rankings for my book because the scores are so terrific. They’re not! They only hint at the vast scale of its competition. What can we do to help people looking for a good read to pick our book out of so many...
by Ragini Werner | 30 December 2024 | Sapphic, Writing
And now, for something completely different! Instead of my usual (earnest) blog, this week I’m celebrating the new year by posting a spot of SapphFic that’s supposed to be… funny. Introducing the dyke-namic duo, Sappho Watergate and Rachel PaperKlippe. Enjoy! Scroll...