BRAVING THE CURIOUS ROLLERCOASTER OF AMAZON RANKINGS Amazon, AuthorKirsten McKenzie22 January 2017Amazon, Facebook, Marketing, Sales Ranking, Internet, Historical FictionComment
BLAME THE PARENTS - MY RESPONSE TO BEING SUCCESSFUL Author, Work, FestivalKirsten McKenzie7 November 2016NZ Book Festival, Authors, Marketing, Antique Fair, Antique Alley, Darian Smith, ChildhoodComment
HOW TO SELL BOOKS AT A BOOK FESTIVAL (BUY MY BOOKS!) Writing, Festival, AuthorKirsten McKenzie17 October 2016Book Festival, Book Fair, Author, Fifteen Postcards, Advice, Auckland, Money, David Walliams Comments
THE ENTIRELY TRICKY TASK OF CHOOSING A BOOK COVER Draft, Publishing, Cover Design, AmazonKirsten McKenzie16 October 2016Cover, Design, Tiki, Spitfire, WWII, PublishingComment
WHEN YOUR INTERVIEW INCLUDES QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR UNDERWEAR... Writing, Work, AlcoholKirsten McKenzie15 October 2016Interview, Author, Underwear, Coffee, Bookshop, New ZealandComment
THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING PUBLISHED BY PENGUIN Publishing, WritingKirsten McKenzie14 July 2016Penguin, Publishing, Anthology, Poetry, MotherComment
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE? Amazon, Editing, Writing, PublishingKirsten McKenzie7 July 2016Accent Press, Publishing, Sequel, Editing, Fifteen PostcardsComment
WHY WOULD YOU GIVE IT AWAY FOR FREE? Writing, AmazonKirsten McKenzie7 July 2016Review, Amazon, Book, Reading, FreeComment
Setting Your Scene - How Much Research is Enough? Writing, ResearchKirsten McKenzie12 April 2016Historical Fiction, Antiques, Tom Williams, Military, LondonComment
What Should My Next Novel Be About? WritingKirsten McKenzie2 April 2016Italy, Shakespeare, Raja, Fifteen Postcards, Old Curiosity Shop, Sequel, amwritingComment
First Draft Is Off To The Editor Draft, Editing, PublishingKirsten McKenzie31 March 2016Sequel, Editing, Draft, Fifteen Postcards, The Last Letter, Historical Fiction, AuthorComment
What Does Being A Full Time Author Mean? Kirsten McKenzie23 February 2016Blog, Marketing, Competition, New Zealand, India, Writing, GoodreadsComment
Author Q&A - When Did You First Get Serious About Writing? Kirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Richard Schiver, Fridays5, Writing, Author, Q&A, PublishingComment
Author Q&A - What Is Your Best Advice For Budding Authors? Kirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Jim Vines, Writer, Author, Blog, Editing, Genre, Beta Readers Comment
HOW TO HANDLE REJECTION AS AN AUTHOR Publishing, Writing, RejectionKirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Rejection, Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell, Author, PublishingComment
WHAT IS THE BEST WORD COUNT FOR A NOVEL? Kirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Game of Thrones, George RR Martin, Word Count, Author, Descriptive VerseComment
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I VISITED HEMINGWAY'S HOME IN CUBA? Author, WritingKirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Hemingway, Author, Cuba, Nobel Prize Comment
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW? Kirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Charles Dickens, Curiosity Shop, Antiques, GrandfatherComment
WHICH AUTHOR HAS IMPACTED ON SOCIETY THE MOST? Kirsten McKenzie16 February 2016Harry Potter, AuthorComment