Welcome to the T. R. Robinson Publications website. It is hoped you will find all available, and subsequent, content of interest and help. If you have a particular area of interest, relevant articles and posts may be located either from the ‘Categories’ list to the right or by carrying out a keyword search. As indicated … More Welcome
Podcasts, by facilitating multitasking, enable busy people not to miss out on information they may want or are interested in. In addition, the on-demand and ease of access nature, makes them an increasingly popular medium; as evidenced by the amount of people going about their business with earbuds inserted or headphones adorning their various hairstyles. … More Author Brand – New Podcasts: Hosted v Self-Hosted Website & Website Design
A series of previous articles looked at hashtags in general and in specific relation to Twitter and Instagram. A list of those articles, together with clickable links, is provided at the end of this article. Most social media users are accustomed to the use of hashtags on Twitter and Instagram and that by them they … More Hashtags – Using on Facebook & LinkedIn
This pleasant to read memoir is a record of the author’s life during her sojourn in rural South Africa (Natal), together with her husband and two very young children. The easy flowing, descriptive narrative enables the reader to fully employ their imagination and thereby visualise the settings in which this brave woman found herself. Indeed … More African Ways by Valerie Poore
This article was inspired by some self-posed questions: ‘Do authors have to be everywhere on social media?’ was the instigating question. This morphed into: ‘Do authors need social media?’ and ‘Do authors have to use social media?’ These resulted in this article that will attempt, in measure at least, to address those questions. Before continuing … More Authors and Social Media
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ A few months ago authors and readers where asked in Survey – Author Newsletter Content to indicate the type of content they would like to see in an author newsletter. The results are now in. ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ The three questions posed, together with responses follow: What do you like to see in an … More Author Newsletter Content – Survey Results
As the title implies this article relates to hashtags authors may utilise for connecting with fellow authors. Even the most introverted author will appreciate being part of a likeminded community. The comparative anonymity of online interaction helps those who seriously struggle with public exposure to share and learn. New authors, and some not so new, … More 15 Twitter and Instagram #Hashtags for Connecting with Authors
A previous article Creating Characters considered some of the elements needed for an author to provide the best, on-page, readable, engaging, characters for readers of their books. The truth is, for most, it is not an easy process. A further truth is, as most will acknowledge, only a small percentage of the overall information available … More Creating Characters – Worksheet
Anyone who has used social media for a while will be familiar with #hashtags and their purpose. Nevertheless, just in case someone new to social media is reading this, here is a brief overview. Hashtags are a way for users to highlight content as being relevant to defined topics, themes, events, conversations, etc. In effect … More 15 Twitter and Instagram #Hashtags for Connecting with Readers
In this memoir the author shares her experience of three different and difficult types of loss. The loss of her babies; the loss of her marriage; and the loss of a loving father. Other losses are also mentioned (loss of sight and loss of her mother) but do not form an integral part of this … More Seeking Solace: Finding Joy After Loss by Amy L. Bovaird
This resume replaces a previous article on the subject of link shorteners. Some of the services mentioned therein have been withdrawn while others are no longer considered suitable for independent authors or personal individual use. To avoid readers having to switch back and forth, the information regarding those that remain active and are thought suitable … More 8 Link Shortening Services
