October 2019 - Moxie Books

Archive Monthly Archives: October 2019

4 Lurking Horrors That’ll Kill Your Book

October 29, 2019
/ Blog Inner Dickhead Marketing Printing Publishing Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryBeware the spooks, ghouls, and monsters lurking in the shadows, waiting to destroy your book…Ghosts, ghouls, and demons aren’t real, of course — but that doesn’t mean you and your

Having a religious experience

October 24, 2019
/ Blog Marketing Mindset
/ By Vicky Fraser

Do you have a temple?An inner sanctum for thinking deep thoughts?Or are you constantly fighting an external cacophony, your attention fractured into a thousand shards, brittle and spiky?If you hope to

Episode 189: Your Pencils Could Always Be Sharper

October 18, 2019
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Look, your pencils could always be sharper, okay? Your hair could be shinier. Your long-jump could be longer. Joe and I talk about your worst trait, and why it's keeping you paralysed. I also get over-enthusiastic

Same-Same But Different

October 18, 2019
/ Blog Marketing Mindset
/ By Vicky Fraser

Today, I'm on a reading adventure in Bath.If you've never visited Bath, you must do so – not only is it a stunning city full of history and stories, it's also full of quirk.I'm here because for my 40th

Strippers shafted by sharecropping

October 17, 2019
/ Blog Marketing Mindset
/ By Vicky Fraser

Shadowbanning.It's been causing outrage in the pole dancing and burlesque community – and rightly so – because Instagram and Facebook have taken it upon themselves to decide what's "appropriate" content,

Your Pencils Could Always Be Sharper

October 16, 2019
/ Blog Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Photo by Ramakant Sharda on UnsplashQuick SummaryHave you ever heard that answer in job interviews?The one that makes you feel faintly like defenestrating the guilty party who says, "Oh,

Episode 188: Writer’s Block Is A Big Fat Myth

October 11, 2019
/ Podcast
/ By Vicky Fraser

Joe and I sip blackberry gin and explain why writer's block is a big fat myth that's stopping you from writing your book (or doing anything else useful). Before you get all huffy, grab yourself a cuppa

Don’t drink and prime

October 10, 2019
/ Blog Marketing Mindset
/ By Vicky Fraser

Do you know what the most dangerous invention is for a bookaholic?Amazon Prime.I do a lot of my book shopping in real-life bookshops, but when I hear of a book that sounds interesting, I panic that I'll

Writer’s Block Is A Big Hairy LIE

October 8, 2019
/ Blog Clients Creativity Mindset Preparing To Write Writing Skills Writing Your Book
/ By Vicky Fraser

Quick SummaryHave you ever been stuck? Staring at the Blank Page of Doom in despair?Yep, me too.Have you ever blamed it on "writer's block"?Yep, me too.Here's the thing, though: there's no such thing as

You have an egg hanging out your bum

October 3, 2019
/ Blog Marketing Mindset
/ By Vicky Fraser

Have you ever seen a chicken running around with a half-laid egg hanging out of her vent?I have, at my friend's house, and the memory still makes me giggle.Said chicken was in her nest box doing her laying,