The secret hack to create your author brand
Shhh - it's a secret. Start with Why... Does the thought of an author brand make you go ergh! Too hard basket? Or even too inauthentic? Not real or honest. Yep – its not a popular consideration for a lot of authors. What if I instead asked you why you started writing? Or what inspired […]
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Winners announced: Colour Your Lockdown
Congratulations to our three amazing winners of the Colour Your Lockdown colouring competition. We were so happy to receive so many fantastic entries to our colouring competition. It was very special to see all the different ways you choose to colour in Willy Nilly, his dog and all the animals in the picture. It was […]
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Colour Your Lockdown Competition
Keep the kids busy with a fun activity at home! We’ve got all age ranges covered with our fun colouring competition. Download the colouring sheet, colour and send back for your chance to win a fabulous book pack featuring some of our favourite books. There are 3 x book packs to win We will […]
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Our new website is live!
Old Mate Media, a specialist in children's book publishing services and indie author coaching, has launed a brand new website. We are delighted to celebrate the launch of the new Old Mate Media website. A long time in the making, this new site will help us to bring to life many of our ideas to […]
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November news from Old Mate Media
We’re here to share some November news from the Old Mate Media stable and some important order dates for you as we prepare for the Christmas season. Old Mate Media author Ken Mackenzie featured on Chat & Spin Radio We were very excited to hear Ken’s radio interview on Chat & Spin Radio last week. […]
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IngramSpark interview: Answers to your self-publishing questions
Old Mate Media talks exclusively to the Australian account manager for IngramSpark, Emma Hall, about the print-on-demand market. There is one debate you're bound to find raging in every self-publishing community, it's IngramSpark or KDP (formally Createspace)? The two dominant players in print-on-demand both have their advantages and disadvantages. We had plenty of self-publishing questions […]
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How to successfully fund your book through Kickstarter with Todd Black
We talk to an author who has crowdfunded five comic books to discover what he has learned about the process. Kickstarter is the most popular crowdfunding platform in the world. A stunning US$3.24 billion has been pledged to Kickstarter over the years, funding over 130,000 projects. No wonder it’s a popular choice for indie authors […]
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The woman behind the books: musings on motherhood
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers and grandmothers and even great grandmothers out there in the world as we celebrate the great domain of motherhood. I’m Kate, wife to Chris, founder of Old Mate Media and I’m the coordinator mastermind working behind the scenes in the business. (No false modesty here). One of our […]
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