Dr. Ashun on CitiFM 97.3

Dr. Ashun, author of The Adventures of Monty Horton, Mistress of the Game and Serwa Akoto's diary was on a panel of lit lovers on Citi FM, Ghana. Thanks to Martin Egblewogbe (of Writers Project of Ghana) who was such a good host! Get the books at the Accra Mall Silverbird Lifestyles Store or on Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

We are going to Beijing!

You heard right! Kente Publishing has just signed an agreement with Purple SeaShell Agency for representation in China (including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao). Our Rights catalogue will be added to what they are offering at the Beijing International Book Fair which runs from August 31 - Sept 4, 2011. Keep your fingers crossed for us...

Take a look at our August Rights Catalogue. It will continue to expand - you know it!

Have you heard of 1000 awesome things?

Leopard here....I just came across this yesterday and wondered why it took someone so long to write this: 1000 Awesome Things' and apparently, there's another one called 1000 Even More Awesome things! Examples you ask? See what I just ripped off from their  this awesome site

#227 When you finally get rid of that thing that’s been rolling around the trunk of your car forever

It haunts you on every turn.
The muted thump of that half-filled water bottle, grass-stained golf ball, or pair of skates clanging against the side of your trunk. And you think it’s annoying, and you think you’ll get rid of it, but when you arrive at your destination it’s suddenly about getting out, getting in, and getting it tomorrow.
That’s what makes it great when the glorious day finally comes.
When you clean out the trunk and it sounds like
AWESOME!

Terry's 2nd Class!

Yes I know I am 1 day late in posting this but can I tell you how I am still drooling over how interesting and insightful the class on Wednesday June 08/11 was!

Note to Self: Please make sure you look out for other classes/readings/ by Terry. Fun times

Podcasting was the subject for this class. Yah, yah I know. I can almost hear some of you social media aficionados and geeks saying that this is so yesterday…well some in the class were striving so hard to get past the concept of YouTube downloads and podcast downloads! Terry taught on the benefits for writers when using this media. This is especially if you are thinking of seriously putting your name and work out there.

Benefits of Podcasting. Terry gave us about 6 of them but will tease you with only 1! 

Benefit #1: Even a writer with an “almost” well-produced podcast is sure to build an audience or following of his/her work(s). After posting his first novel The Best Laid Plans, chapter by chapter on his website Terry got a following from as far off as Asia, Australia, Scotland, and even South Africa. Of course that led to sale of the next novel The High Road and he has just signed on for a third novel and the book isn’t even written yet!

Have you podcasted before and how easy did you find it?

Tiger

Terry Fallis is Cool!

Our Acquisitions staff (Leopard & Tiger...just our spynames!) attended a class yesterday taught by Terry Fallis at U of T! Yes - Terry Fallis! He of the'Best Laid Plans' fame. Lovely man - so patient with newbie writers and bloggers and full of real advice about the writing life. It was awesome also to be sitting in the same room with GG nominees and short-listed authors, other self-pubbed authors and those just looking to tell their 'thang'...

Tiger will update us on the next few weeks about the writing life - podcasting, blogging...generally getting your 'thang' out there. In the meantime, take a look at some of the excerpts of books Kente is planning to publish soon...we're jigging it, word!

Leopard