2023 ~ Helen Hagemann

Friday, September 15, 2023

Bounty: A Collection of Prose Poetry

BOUNTY is set for release as an ebook & print book around mid-October (after the school holidays) I intend to launch the collection at the Moon Cafe, Perth WA. However, it may be the end of the year or early 2024. The print book will be available at all good online bookstores. Stay tuned for a SUPER DEAL on Amazon! Here's a sample poem.COPYRIGHT (c)...

NEW BOOKS: ON KINDLE & IN PAPERBACK

I am now in control of publishing future work, ie. poetry, how-to books and novels through an imprint titled Oz.one Publishing. When I completed my Masters in Writing in 2006, technology as far as self-publishing goes was not as far advanced as it is today. We have online publishing companies...

The Five Lives of Ms Bennett: Book Promotion

In this modern day, a writer not only writes novels, non-fiction or poetry, but to be relevant, one needs to adverttise and promote the level of the work. Amongst about three million authors, you cannot just sit back and hope that readers will flock to you. If you're an unknown the idea is to step up, think outside the box, try fellowships, residencies, book awards,...

New Novel: The Five Lives of Ms Bennett - In Paperback & Kindle

A GRIPPING STORY OF ENDURANCEThis heart-warming and intriguing novel will have you cheering for Ms Bennett as she navigates away from an unhappy marriage towards a new love!The Five Lives of Ms Bennett is a historical, coming-of-age, family saga. It’s about the struggle of a young Australian girl, fed up with her hometown life, only to find that the big city doesn’t...

BOOK COVER REVEAL: The Five Lives of Ms Bennett

The Five Lives of Ms Bennett is a novel that I wrote for my Masters in Writing, way back in 2006. Under a different title the manuscript has remained as they say "in the bottom drawer". In 2022, I spent time in a Fellowship at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers Centre (Greenmount WA) changing all the mixed tenses to all 'present' tense. I have submitted the novel...

POETRY LOVERS! - MY COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED

One of the things I learnt in 2022 was to upload my 2 poetry collection to KDP. This acronym is called Kindle Direct Publishing. They also have a program where the reader can enjoy up to 2,000 books at any one time (last time I looked) for a minimum fee of $13.99 per month (Australia). If you're a voracious reader and have a kindle or ipad this is an extremely good deal. Most...