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Tuesday, 28 February 2017

How to make a difference - review a Christian book and make an author happy!

Margaret Kazmierczak writes about family life in a Christian household

That book you had published, how's it going? 

A deafening silence fills the room with the anticipated answer. A nervous shuffle, lips parting then closing again as the right words are being formulated, then dismissed. 

That well?

So often no news is good news, but in the case of a book that has tormented the author with blood and tears during the years of writing and trying to get it published, no news is definitely not good news.  

You see sales but no reviews - oh how I can relate, do you?
Reviewers wanted - make an author happy 😃 sign up here for free and review my book "How to Make Victoria Sponge." This is not a recipe book but a journal about life in a Christian family:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepL-fXqsHsHPYo1DWOXuOgjxWM91Ns4WoiJShyTCgXPJ0MHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

www.margaretk.co.uk


Margaret Kazmierczak writes on reader writing a review.


So what is happening? 


  • Did you like it and just forget to review it?
  • Read it and decided better to say nothing in case you upset the author? 
  • Simply started it and put it down finding it useful as a door stop.
  • Put it on your "to read" pile that might get read in five years time!
  • Maybe it fell down behind the bedside cabinet and is collecting dust waiting to be remembered and retrieved.
  • Perhaps the beginning didn't hook you and you found a more interesting book to read instead.

Meanwhile, the author, the creator of the work, waits patiently for the reviews to come..... Is anyone out there? 😞

Margaret Kazmierczak talks about readers writing a review.

Reviewers wanted - make an author happy 😊 sign up here for free and review my book "How to Make Victoria Sponge." This is not a recipe book but a journal about life in a Christian family: 
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepL-fXqsHsHPYo1DWOXuOgjxWM91Ns4WoiJShyTCgXPJ0MHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1


 The market is flooded with books, so much choice and what to choose. Reviews help with that choice. You are making a huge difference by taking a moment to comment, good or bad on a book you have enjoyed or been dissatisfied with. Your opinion does matter.


What happens when you review a book? 

  • You bring that book to the attention of others whether it is a good or bad review.
  • Your review may influence others in deciding whether or not to buy the book.
  • You will help the ratings.
  • You will help the author understand if she has connected with her readers and that the book is not propping up a wobbly table. 
  • Your opinion will matter in the future when the author undergoes her next 'work in progress'.
  • You may not make the author rich, but she will be very grateful that you have taken the time to comment on the novel. 😄

At this point, the author may well be jumping up and down, it does not take too much to please this particular author. You, my readers, are a delight to write for. 

Margaret Kazmierczak talking on how book reviews are essential for the good of a novel.

Reviewers wanted - make an author happy 😊 sign up here for free and review my book "How to Make Victoria Sponge." This is not a recipe book but a journal about life in a Christian family:
 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepL-fXqsHsHPYo1DWOXuOgjxWM91Ns4WoiJShyTCgXPJ0MHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1

www.margaretk.co.uk

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Friday, 11 November 2016

#Deal Alert on christian ebook

Deal Alert on How to Make Victoria Sponge

For a short time How to Make Victoria Sponge will be on offer at 

99p for the UK

and

$1.21 for outside the UK

buy now from: 





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Monday, 19 September 2016

How to experience God in everyday life

How to experience God in everyday life.


It is easy to compartmentalize God. To think that God is for times of trouble, for Sunday, baptisms, marriages and death. However God is not a distant relative that we visit occasionally. He is, if we allow it, our friend and constant companion. 

This intimacy is written about in How to Make Victoria Sponge, where everyday life is intricately linked with God through funny and tragic situations.

If you don't know how God is involved in your life then reading this book will help you understand where God is, in all the messiness that life produces.



We can all feel lost at times.

Maybe Victoria Sponge can help you find your way again.

Many blessings Margaret xx

www.margaretk.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/writerandblogger/

Where to buy:

Amazon.com-https://www.amazon.com/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Margaret-Kazmierczak-ebook/dp/B01LZFFOLR/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8#nav-subnav

Amazon.co.uk-https://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Margaret-Kazmierczak-ebook/dp/B01LZFFOLR




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Thursday, 26 February 2015

A love letter from God



Recently I have been wondering how to market my book 'How to make Victoria Sponge' in order to increase awareness and sales. Then today as I was looking for some 'pins' for my pinterest site a thought suddenly arose.... 

The book is a love letter from God. 

As Vicki copes with family life each day, God tells and shows Vicki how much he loves her.

This is not a distant relationship but a real love affair. 

God isn't just interested in Vicki, He loves and adores her. 

He delights in her closeness.

They are intimate with each other through prayer/conversation. 

The book may not be a man meets woman saga; instead it is a far greater love affair because it is woman meets God. A scenario that reaps heavenly rewards. The woman will never be disappointed as the relationship is with God. 

This love letter reaches out to every mum who needs encouragement. Who feels overwhelmed with matters of the heart. Whose understanding is, that when the chips are down, God will step in. And He does because He is Love.

God wants us all to have a love affair with Him, to be intimate with Him. To burden Him with our cares. He is the greatest lover of all time and He cares. He will never leave you. 

This is the God of Victoria Sponge, the writer of this love letter.

My fingers were just the instruments by which He used to convey this story.

God bless

Margaret

(www.margaretk.co.uk)


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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

My book - How to make Victoria Sponge - a journey of faith



"I have baked the cake, now it is time for you to sample it. However this cake is not for eating, as it is a book about a wonderful woman called Victoria Sponge." 

 Margaret Kazmierczak (author)



Finally it is here, a book about family life that incorporates the messiness of our lives with God's plan.

Don't be deceived by the yummy cake on the cover, as the contents are full of gritty family incidents  that will have you laughing and crying at the same time.


And there is a treasure at the end of the book .... 







To buy from amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Incorporating-Jewel/dp/1906631425

To buy from amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Make-Victoria-Sponge-Incorporating-Jewel/dp/1906631425

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