Inspirational quotes, thought provoking mind tasks, encouragement and motivational ideas.
If you are a Young Adult, this little book will help you
to let go of those things which are holding you back,
to think more positively about yourself,
to find a more fulfilling direction
and to discover the pearl inside yourself.
FREE until Friday 29th October 2021!
Click here for the universal link for Search for the Pearl Inside Yourself on Amazon
Reviewed in the United Kingdom
Format: Kindle Edition
“MISSING, Past and Present is a wonderful book, with two captivating stories.
In the first we follow Dorothy’s journey as she becomes homeless following the disappearance of her husband and the arrest of her foster son. This story is told by Dorothy as she thinks back on her life, family and friends, and how she ended up in her present circumstances.
The second story is Millie’s, which is written by Dorothy after a chance discovery of a journal in the Grange, the uninhabited house she occasionally squats in.
The book is well written and the characters are dimensional and believable… including those from Dorothy’s imagination.
MISSING, Past and Present was an enjoyable read. Both stories were fascinating and held my attention throughout.”
I had a dilemma when launching ‘Search for the Pearl Inside Yourself’
My dilemma
I usually give two or three copies and prizes and a couple of mugs at the launch, but then was I going to raise money for charity this time, as I did for ‘The Healing Paths of Fife’? I wasn’t sure.
I would dearly like this new little gift book of mine to reach Young Adults to help some of them through this difficult, disruptive period in their lives and so I wanted to keep the costs down if at all possible. It is only £5.99 on Amazon.
To Reach out to those who would benefit
I came up with the idea of ‘read and pass it on.’ I decided to giveaway fifty books ~ a small print run with the wonderful Biddles Books, an old family firm of printers in Kings Lynn. In each book I would put a letter saying:
Cover Design
I have designed several covers for others and so I decided to do this one myself too. I know it is a ‘no-no’ in the writing world, but I designed ‘The Healing Paths of Fife’ and I’ve raised over £700. I requested quotes and received four of them for around £400. Now, I know designers have to make a living too, but it often appears that writers are at the end of the list to be paid, and so what I’ve saved in doing my own cover I am putting into giving away books for free to those who need it.
Why 50!
Once we’d organised the print run for ‘Search for the Pearl Inside Yourself’ I chose to giveaway 50 books and here are my reasons:
> I saved the money on the cover
> I will giveaway 20 paperbacks in July, 15 in August and 15 in September
> The majority of those given away will be local to here in Fife or in Bedfordshire, many delivered by hand but up to 5 maximum each month by post(UK only).
>All publishing companies of size giveaway many, many advanced reader copies for reviews, to bookclubs, on line book reviewers and individual. (I will also ask politely in my letter for a review, if they would like to do so, but this in no way guarantees getting them.)
How to recover costs
Although I will absorb some of the costs as my donation to a good cause, I will hopefully use the sales of the ebook published in August to cover the larger costs so far. The e book will also be at a low price, 99p, with free period, to reach as many as possible.
Then I have other decisions to make…
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MISSING Past and Present
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Diana Jackson 