So spring officially starts on March 20th this year. About time too. Is it just me or does every winter just seem to get worst than the last and has this winter lasted the longest time ever or what? As a prelude to Spring there were a few seconds of sunshine last Wednesday 27th February and then yesterday, 4th March, it was a beautiful sunny day! I felt like a wilted flower turning it's head to the sunshine and slowly opening it's petals. Honestly, I thrive off the sun so this extended winter has been most painful for me. It's nice to know that flying across the world will soon not be the only option available for my fix of sunshine. Not heat mind you, I am aware that UK sunshine can appear sans heat, but that really is OK... for now. At least this sunshine is minus the cost of air fare and so will be free! Speaking of which...



People really like freeness! It sounds obvious to state it and it is not as if it is something I hadn't known all along (I like a freebie as much as the next guy!) but after having placed Dig Deeper on a 2 day free promotion on Amazon and seeing my book downloads rocketing it really brought it home! That coupled with comments like  'Oh it's free now? I paid for mine!!' and requests of 'Can I get a free copy?' after the promotion had ended, just highlighted the power of free. I'm a bargain hunter myself. I'm signed up to loads of voucher sites that email me daily cheap offers on days out, meals, shopping and the like. I'm not criticising people's need for free, it just has me thinking. Hmmm...  how to get across the message that buying my book Dig Deeper (currently on sale via Amazon for just £1.60!) is a brilliant bargain? Maybe what I need to do is a bit of market research to find out the price people are most willing to pay for an ebook online and see if I can please the masses. I'm still finding my way around with my new identity of indie author. Oh which reminds me, a quick shout out to Bev for taking my hand and walking me through the world of indie authors...and all for free! Thanks Bev. I guess everything will eventually get clearer over time!  



Now, having just looked out the window, I'm off to enjoy some free sunshine! But I shall leave you with this... the goat is at it again!



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