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'Tis the Season...

‘Tis the season …

To curl up in a comfy armchair beside a crackling fire, hot chocolate and good book in hand.

‘Tis the season ….

To escape the heat of the Southern Hemisphere in the shade of a eucalyptus tree, cool cocktail and good book in hand.

‘Tis the season …

To tear your hair out over Christmas gifts.

‘Tis the season ...

for the Triskele Books CHRISTMAS PROMO!

Massive Triskele Santa Sack

Grab a Triskele eBook for only 99 cents

December 6-8 only

Details on the Triskele blog:
http://triskelebooks.blogspot.fr/2013/11/tis-season.html

No App For Gratitude

Thanksgiving is my kind of holiday.

It doesn't require gods or miracles or tragedies or victories or angels or kings or winners or losers or flags or gifts.

All you need is some pumpkin pie, a big-ass flat screen, and a comfortable sofa to drool on.

Oh, and a little gratitude.

Gratitude, by the way, is a commodity in very short supply. Regrettably, we seem to have mountains of expectation

Astounding News From Moronsville

You simply cannot make this shit up.

Just when you think the world of online advertising can't get any more absurd, the banner boys prove you wrong again.

Let's start at the beginning.

On June 13, we wrote about an article in The Wall Street Journal that reported on a study by comScore which found that 54% of display ads paid for by advertisers were never seen by a live human being.

About a

Author Interview

Many thanks to Stacey Mitchell for her interview and review on her blog.

THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORY

Thanks to Naomi of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Book Goodreads group for her feature on my books today.

Advertising's Most Destructive Force

One of the great afflictions suffered by people in the advertising industry is status anxiety – worrying about what people think of you.

I’m not really sure what role status anxiety plays in the lives of media people, account people, planners or administrative types. But having grown up in creative departments, I know that it plays a powerful and seriously unhealthy role among creative people.

TRISKELE BOOKS LAUNCH

Back home from a fabulous, exciting and exhausting weekend for the launch of the 3 latest Triskele Books releases. Wolfsangel is finally out on its lonesome in the big wide world! Read all about the fun at Chorleywood Literary Festival here.

The Human Library

Buzz around the books table

Well-earned glasses of wine at the end of the day...