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Do You See the Sun Worship Symbols?

2016-01-14T16:57:00.000-08:00

In November, we wrote about the worship of stars and planets (astro-theology), which dates back to the ancients, and how Jesus is really the Sun or “The Light of the World”.

Sun Worship

Sun worship is found in our daily life, corporate identities and brands. Even McDonalds’ logo is a Sun symbol. Undoubtedly the Sun is worthy of such accolades as it is the reason we are able to exist on this planet during this incarnation. Without it nothing would exist here.

The Sun is man’s saviour—the golden orb that makes the dark and dangerous realm of the night disappear each morning. It enables each of us to see, feel warmth, and eat the offspring of its rays.

But how many have seen the esoteric Sun worship within many of the most famous locations in the world? Unless you have looked into the esoteric and are aware of this secret code, you may not be able to identify such symbols.

Arch De Truimph, Paris.

Sun’s rays. Arch= Sun arch. Situated in Champs Elysee, meaning City of Light, or Sun.

10 Downing Street, London.

Sun above the door with lion door knocker (Sun symbol), and the number 10, which is a significant Sun number (Deccan).

Statue of Liberty, New York City.

Liberty herself is Isis, holding the flame of Nimrod, the Babylonian Sun God.

Memorial for Princess Diana, Pont De Alma, Paris.

Paris = Temple of Isis. Again, the flame of Nimrod has been erected.

Many more obelisk symbols exist around the world in such places as the Vatican, Washington, D.C. and the City of London. And each is a secret code for those with eyes to decipher.

Even at the heart of British government at the “Houses of Parliament” in London, we have “Big Ben”, which is really a phallic symbol. It is the penis of Osiris the Egyptian Sun god, and “Ben” is simply the benbenet which is the pyramid cap.

So next time you are out and about, keep one eye on the symbols—the secret language around you. It can be very interesting indeed.

Your turn.

Who put these symbols there and why such worship? What do they know about the Sun that the general population doesn’t? Is there a secret language going on around us? Tell us your thoughts in the comments!

Regards,

Michael and Sarah Feeley

How the Lord of the Rings and 9/11 Are Connected

2016-01-03T13:23:00.000-08:00

In our latest video, we discuss the astronomical implications of the movie Lord of the Rings, the relationship between The Two Towers and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, and 9/11. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

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5 Historical Alien Artefacts That Will Open Your Mind

2015-12-29T10:53:00.000-08:00

Billions of stars and planets exist beyond our imagination and frequency spectra. Yet we are narrow-minded enough to believe that we are the only living beings in this vast and possibly limitless universe. Imagine another race of beings having the same limited ideas about alien life—yet here we are!

What evidence can we bring to the table?

Sarah and I have seen many unconventional craft in the skies during the day and night. The identity of the pilots can be questioned, but indisputable is the fact that the craft are there and in Earth’s airspace.

What about evidence left behind?

Crop Circles

This crop circle in the shape of a figure eight means infinity to many people. Our interpretation is that this is the “Anu”, the ultimate physical atom of creation and material physics; the place between matter and abstract and life and perception.

Sarah and I have visited and stood inside many crop circles just after they have been formed. There is a warm electromagnetic pulsation/energy feeling caused by a momentary increase of gravitational electromagnetic force at ground level. This is not an easy feat.

Within the circles, shapes that appear circular are actually oval. This optical illusion uses 3.1 instead of standard Pi (3.14159…), as 3.1 is the more perfect circular shape.

UFO Sightings

We also have eyewitness testimony. For example, former astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell said, “I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we've been visited on this planet, and the UFO phenomenon is real."

Too many people are seeing unusual supersonic craft for there to be no credence now.

Ancient Alien Evidence

3000+ year old Wandjina Australian Aboriginal rock art

The Nazca Lines Runway in Peru

Planet Mars

Wiltshire, UK

The third image above shows the Cydonian city on Mars. The last image shows the area of Avebury in Wiltshire in the UK where many crop circles appear, with the Mars map overlaid. The Cydonian city of Mars also contains the famous face and pyramid constructions.

How do we explain the uniformity between the two without considering the possibility that a race of beings has been to both Earth and Mars?

Means of Travel

Electromagnetic space propulsion and riding on the crest of electric currents are two means of travel crafts favour. The two best craft shapes for these types of travel are the disc and the cigar / tubular shapes. They use single magnetic polarity and negative mass (going against gravity), and in many cases, are piloted by thought according to various channellings.

There is still the yet-to-be-discovered area of “Molecular Programming.” An example of this is the light metals that returned to its origins despite being cut and separated, experienced after the Roswell Incident in New Mexico.

Roswell UFO Incident

Best regards,

Michael and Sarah Feeley

The Astronomical Significance of the Nativity Play

2015-12-21T06:00:00.000-08:00

Christmas is almost here, and adoring crowds of parents and family will watch their children act their hearts out for this year’s “Nativity” play.

Nativity means birth. In particular, it means the birth of a child known as Jesus, the son of God, supposedly born on the 25th of December. In the knowledge that one day this child would one day be King of the Jews, three Wise Men bearing gifts visited Jesus of Nazareth whilst he lay in his crib in a stable (though the stable didn’t exist at the time Jesus was meant to be there). The three Wise Men followed the Star of Bethlehem until they reached the saviour, his mother Mary, and his father Joseph.

Young and old minds alike have been taught and indoctrinated with this false story for many hundreds, even thousands, of years. And yet after all this time, the majority of us continue to believe it, never questioning or researching facts for ourselves.

We talk a lot about the astronomical origins of the Bible stories. Even the story of Jesus has an astronomical origin.

We are taught by the ancient oral teachings of the Kabbalah that the stars/universe and the body are connected—that they are the same thing in a physical incarnation. Each part of the human body has a universal counterpart called medical astronomy. We are affected by the stars and planets, and we are those stars and planets in a fragmented form.

Now, with Christmas in mind, let us put some clarity on the origin of the Nativity play. We don’t ever intend to destroy the delight of children, but we do intend to add truth to the mix.

The three Wise Men are the three stars of Orion’s Belt who followed the Star of the East, or Sirius.

Wise men and Star of Bethlehem, Orion’s belt & Sirius

Above Orion is Cancer. Cancer has a constellation called Asellus, which means Donkey, and a star cluster called The Manger.

The Donkey and The Manger

In one aspect of our observable universe we have all the parts and characters of the Nativity story, and it has an astronomical origin.

The Inn was full when Mary (Mare/Sea) and Joseph (The God Set) arrived. Symbolic of a full mind unable to activate the Christ consciousness, a still mind in spiritual terms is much easier to connect through meditation and alike with the higher realms.

The Bible, like many other religious books, has different levels of understanding. We can either continue with a superficial level of storytelling or we can join at a much deeper level and connect to the higher places.

For now the duping has worked, and for the many it will remain a story so convincing that the minds of billions are rented and indeed sold cheaply to the authors of such stories.

Best regards,

Michael and Sarah Feeley

What You Need to Know About Maritime Law

2015-12-20T09:13:00.000-08:00

The entire world is controlled and gripped by a system called the monetary system. It is the greatest form of dictatorship and it keeps billions under the thumb of the puppet masters of planet Earth.

But how many know that this is due to the Uniform Commerce Code (UCC) that is Maritime Law?

Maritime Law

Maritime Law is law of the sea extended to encompass the land and its contents controlled by the Vatican Church; the bank of which is controlled by one of the world’s elite banking families—the Rothschilds.

The UCC was introduced so that trade would be equal throughout the globe and so that the enfranchised—ourselves (the slaves)—could also do business with bigger business.

We are allowed to have a bank account in order to trade and do business; a certain level of freedom within our slavery. We have a surname which derives from slave-name, and we are members of a family which is derived from Familae, meaning house of servants.

We are, in fact, a business bought at birth by the big banks, and used as trade throughout our lives. In the US they have a series of numbers on their birth certificates which relates to them on the New York stock market. In the UK we have a National Insurance Number (NI) which enables the system to track us and our acceptance of commercial benefits.

Maritime Law is written into our world. They are a business. Have you ever told anyone to mind their own business? When we get married we enter into a partner(ship); again a business term; and when we die we are a corpse which is derived from Corporation; a dead business, in effect.

We have such words as apprentice(ship), relation(ship), guardian(ship) et al. They all refer to us as "ships” within the rules of maritime law. When we go to court we stand in the “dock”, another shipping term, and we stand before a judge who sits on the “bench”. The word “bench” comes from Banco, meaning bank. And when a ship enters the dock it needs a “berth” certificate, a certificate of manifest. So when we enter through our mother’s waters we too need a birth certificate, and for that very reason we are a newly created business registered as such (“registered” comes from Regis meaning King, we are giving ourselves to the state).

This system of control is written by authors (authority) with their legalese under the rulership of Saturn, the god of law. The black robes that judges wear are the attire of the Saturnalian brotherhoods.

Judge Judy in black robes, The gold trim around the US Flag in the background indicates she is operating under Maritime Law.

So upon conviction, you are either fined or you are a “convict”—a Vict-Con—a victim of a con which is the judicial system of maritime law seeking to remove your assets.

Awhile back, we covered this subject in a documentary.

We are all a business used as a means of trade. At least, the fictional aspect of you is.

Best regards as always,
Michael & Sarah

An Analysis of Pythagoras' "All is Number"

2015-12-02T12:14:00.000-08:00

Pythagoras stated, “All is number.”

But what did he mean?

The universe is so called as it is one verse—“uni” meaning “having or consisting of one”, and “verse” meaning “arranged with a metrical rhythm”. We can further extend this to space and distances between the beat; a sonic equation, a number system based upon the metre.

The whole of the universe, and even humanity, is created to a series of numbers. When we are conceived, we undertake the “Genesis Pattern.” Genesis can be described as: the Gene of Isis, cosmic womb, matter, material, and mater (mother). The Genesis Pattern, also known as the Seed of Life, moves to the Egg of Life, and eventually to the 64 tetrahedron grid created in a series of multiples of 8.

Genesis Pattern

Our three-dimensional world is the creation of the 5 platonic solids. Our universe is a dodecahedron, which is a three-dimensional shape with 12 pentagonal sides.

5 platonic solids

The marvel of an eclipse is possible due to The Moon being exactly 400 times smaller than the Sun and exactly 400 times closer to the Earth than the Sun. This creates an optical illusion that both objects are same size.

Lunar Eclipse

Our world is dictated by time. Time relates to the divine shape of the universe, which can be further defined by number series.

Time is clocked-based upon numbers—specifically 12—which completes the divine circle. This is why planets are spherical within the dodecahedron-shaped universe.

The clock system is the Sun, Moon, and Mercury. When we break the system down, the hour is Horus; the Sun-anagram/horizon, meaning Horus/Risen. Minute is the Moon, and second is Mercury. Mercury is never more than 28 degrees from the Sun and has the fastest orbit.

We have “Right Ascension” (RA) coordinates used to locate planetary bodies, which is a number series.

The human body has 12 meridian points and 12 chakras (5 dormant and 7 active), and uses the base 10 number system. There are 12 zodiac signs and 7 colours within the third-dimensional spectra. There are also many number references within our belief systems, such as Jesus and the 12 disciples (the zodiac), King Arthur and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, the Four Gospels, etc. In fact, everything refers to a numerical system—the 4 elements, the 4 cardinal points, and the 4 seasons are yet more examples.

Geometry is all around us and within us. Geometry is within our creation. It is numbers; God and his Angels; God and his angles.

Is it any wonder, then, that Pythagoras said “all is number”? Maybe after spending many years in the Egyptian Mystery Schools of Secret Knowledge he knew a thing or two.

To further the point, when you author your book, it will include a referenced page count and amount of books sold, which is another example of a numeric system.

There are many more examples of the relationship of geometry, numbers, the universe and creation, and we have provided just a tip of the iceberg.

Best regards as always,

Michael & Sarah

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4 Main Religions and Their Astronomical Counterparts

2015-11-27T09:25:00.002-08:00

Religion, which comes from the word “religare”, is translated as “return to bondage”. It is a system of beliefs that has imprisoned the minds of humanity since the days of its creation. Mark Twain once said that “religion was created when the first conman met the first fool.”

While respecting others’ beliefs, we also recommend critical thinking and research before following a religious system—whether passed down or told it’s the “right one.”

What we know as the Christmas season is a good time to discuss what religare is about.

Jesus on the Cross = Sun at the centre of the Solar wheel.

When analysing the stories of the Bible, we find that religion (religare), is the worship of stars and planets, also known as astro-theology. This is a system designed thousands of years ago to hide secret knowledge from the masses, only accessible by certain individuals. The right to this hidden information had to be earned and was a privilege.

We have discussed our study of these stories previously on radio shows, and invite you to listen to the latest one.

Here is an overview of the 4 main religions and their astronomical counterparts.

1. Christianity = Sun worship. It is the reason we have Sunday worship in church. The solar sun in Hebrew is Jes/Yes (or Jesus/Yeshua).

“I am the light of the world.” John 8:12 (NIV)

“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week…” Mark 16:9 (NIV)

2. Islam = Moon/Venus. Allah means AL-LAH—the Moon (Egyptian) with the worship of Saturn at Mecca—which derives from Makkah, meaning cube.

The black square is the symbol of Saturn. Pilgrims walk 7 times anti-clockwise around The Black Stone of Mecca. This represents the 7 visible rings of Saturn which have an anti-clockwise orbit.

3. Judaism, along with all other religions, is a combination of the 7 visible planets.

The Jewish kippah with the Star of David = symbol of Saturn. David is also associated with the Temple of Solomon, and Solomon = the sun in 3 languages (sol-om-on).

4. Catholic = Universal, and they too worship the 7 visible planets of our solar system.

Pope Benedict XVI wearing his Saturn Hat

The Bible and other religious texts were authored for a particular mind-set and direction. As Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton said, “The pen is mightier than the sword” (sword is an anagram of “words”).

Authors (authority) can take whatever angle they choose to get across their point of view. What angle will you take as a Sazmick Books author?

How to Create Website Content That Will Delight Your Readers!

2015-08-14T05:51:00.000-07:00

Guest Post by Michelle Dear

@ChelleDear

You know your website is important—it’s where readers learn about you, your books, and come to enjoy your blog. It’s your hub; the place where you keep all of your content, and you want to bring your readers back again and again.

Many of us would agree that posting fresh content to our blog is a great way to connect with readers on a regular basis. But some of us find blogging too time consuming or would rather pull out our teeth than blog every week. If you’re a member of either group, there’s good news for you!

In the last year, we’ve learned that people just love graphics and video, whether it’s an uplifting quote, a beautiful picture, a funny gif, a video of their friend’s cute cat, or the latest wacky video post from George Takei. You have a brilliant opportunity to build creative visual content that will make your site stand out and thrill your readers, bringing them back for more.

Plus, it can be a lot more fun than blogging!

If you write fiction, you have many ways to add creative content for your readers to enjoy. I’ve provided only a few examples to get your imagination going!

Fiction Writers

Devices

Create visual images or text examples of plot or recurring devices. For example:

Imagine your protagonist was featured over time in the local newspaper as a murder suspect, and the newspaper was a recurring device in your novel. Create the newspaper articles and post them on your site. (Attribution: @jcarsonblack)

You have a physical MacGuffin or other physical entity/ies critical to your plot. Create a visual of it and provide it for your readers.

Video

Videos can be fairly easy to create these days. You can also get assistance on Fiverr for shorts. If you use images for your video and look among your friends for voice-over assistance, you most likely can do this yourself with a little technical skill. Here are two examples of short videos you can create:

A dialogue between two of your characters. Use images, and friends for voice-over.

A quick video bio (or mysterious backstory of intrigue) of one of your main characters as opposed to a written bio. Much more fun to watch!

Extended or additional scenes

You may have noticed authors providing extended or additional scenes for awhile now. As a reader myself, this is a big draw for me. I adore additional scenes over extended scenes, but this is a personal preference. I'm providing 2 recommendations as opposed to examples:

Put the content directly on the page of your site—don’t put it in pdf form. It won’t be viewable on mobile, and you want your on-page statistics to be as high as possible for search engine rankings.

Consider using one additional scene from your latest book as an “ethical bribe” to encourage existing and new readers to subscribe to your email list.

Backstories and historical information

If done well, character backstories can delight your readers unless, of course, you’re planning on including that information in your series. Writing a backstory with just the right amount of information to entice, keeping the mystery surrounding the character can still leave your reader enchanted with him or her. Be sure to use relevant images in this type of content. Bonus points if you do it in video!

You can also provide historical information about a location or event using the same technique as a backstory for a character, particularly if it helps the readers for future books in your series. Relevant images apply here as well. Again, bonus for video!

Recorded audio

Create recordings and embed them on your website. Examples include:

Record the dialogue instead of using video.
Record book readings or readings from events.
Record messages to your readers.
Record your blog entries for an additional option for your readers.

Non-fiction Authors

You can take advantage of some of the same content types as fiction authors.

Extended information and updates as opposed to extended and new scenes.
Videos and relevant videos from other sources.
Archive of evergreen and timely relevant articles and books.
Recorded audio.

Interactive Content for Fiction and Non-fiction Authors

Interactive content is important because it provides your readers with a way to engage with you. Some types of of interactive content are available through Facebook with add-on applications, but many times, I recommend running them on your website. Why? This allows you to own the content and removes you from Facebook regulations and liability. Additionally, it brings the readers back to your site, which is what you want for many reasons; one of which is search engine rankings.

The Facebook add-on applications you may be familiar with include polls (available directly), quizzes, picture submission and voting, and video submission and voting, just to name a few.

Below, I talk about using these interactive content types with contests and giveaways. But readers will enjoy participating in them even without an incentive because they are quite fun! I've added in the contest and giveaway information to provide value-add since many of you like to take advantage of the opportunities these can provide (e.g. increasing subscriber sign-ups, downloads of eBook samples, etc.)

With respect to contests and giveaways, I don’t recommend using Rafflecopter due to the lack of engagement unless you are using it in tandem with a creative giveaway below. I prefer to run unique contests and giveaways for my clients that are fun for their readers. I also recommend giving away a relevant prize to encourage qualified entrants.

Creative Giveaways and Contests

When I ran eBookSwag, I had a number of engaging ways for readers to participate in giveaways. They were fun and popular. The more interactive they were, the higher the entrant rate. And the more relevant the prize, the more qualified the entrant.

Here are 2 examples of creative engagements I ran on a regular basis for the giveaways that the participants loved:

Have the participant answer a question from the description of 3 (or more) of your books. If you have fewer than 3 books, get together with another author and run the giveaway together. Another option might be to have them download the sample of a single eBook and answer a question from it. For this, you can use Rafflecopter since it’s fun and interactive.

Ask a number of trivia questions relevant to the content of one of your books. If your book is a fiction novel with a location of Ireland, ask questions about Ireland. Or if your novel is involved in a particular historical conspiracy, ask trivia questions about that. If it’s a nonfiction work, ask questions around your topic.

Imagine the creative possibilities for giveaways and contests that you can run on your site!

You have the basics down for your website. Now make it stand out! Start slowly—one piece at a time. See what works and what doesn’t. Give your readers amazing content they will love, and they will return again and again.

Your turn!

What type of visual content do you have, or have you used on your site? What other creative and engaging ideas do you have?

As always, we love comments and questions about what you want us to write about. Please let us know in the comments so we can provide you with the information you need and want most!

4 Important Marketing Tasks Every Unpublished Author Should Complete

2015-08-06T23:01:00.001-07:00

This is the first in a series of articles covering these 4 important marketing tasks. Over the next 4 weeks on Friday, we will cover one in depth.

Before you publish your first book, it's important to begin building your audience with one goal in mind: gaining exposure to your target market.

Why is this critical? Marketing your first book with no audience is extremely difficult and costly. No one has been exposed to your brand (you), your book, or relevant content, and you are starting from scratch. If, however, you have built an audience before you published your first work, you will be able to promote months in advance, hold an online publication celebration event, publicise through your peers, reduce online promotion costs, and compound the growth of your existing online community.

There are four important components of creating exposure to your brand and building your potential readership prior to publishing your first book. If you haven't taken these steps and have already published, don't despair; take these steps now and you will see progress.

Web Page

Imagine a hub with spokes. Your website is the hub. This is where you will keep your important content. Your goal is to bring potential readers here.

This is where you keep your:

Blog for readers (start with 1 post every other week.)
Book information
Links to purchase books at various vendor sites
Your "about" page
Press kit (this can come later)
Contact form
Social media links

Why do you keep all of your important content on your website?

Because you want to "own" your content. You lose ownership of your content when you post it on any other site. Always bring potential readers back to your site for important content unless you are advertising for book sales or promoting your Facebook page.

The rest of the pieces are the spokes where you will promote your important website content and other content directly.

Facebook Page

A Facebook page will, in almost all cases for published and pre-published authors, play a critical role in reaching their target audience. Facebook is primarily used as an entertainment venue so it is perfect for authors as most people enjoy reading, and share and talk about books with their friends and family.

After creating your website, this is the second-most important task for an unpublished (and published) author. You will promote every blog article, fun images and quotes, videos and other types of content on your page so that it has activity while you build your readership.

Twitter Account

Creating a Twitter account is important--but not for sales. There are two camps on this, but there is an incredible amount of white noise streaming daily for book sales and free books.

The recommended tweet percentage is 80/20: 80% helpful/informative, and 20% promotional. If you only tweet promotional posts 5-6 times per day, you risk becoming white noise and will most likely be ignored.

It won't hurt to set up automation after publication (2 promotional tweets per day max), but consider your available time for managing social media and the return on investment you get from each social media channel.

Twitter is best used for connecting with other authors, finding resources, having real-time conversations with peers and readers, and attending Twitter chats.

You can use it to:

Tweet your and other's blog articles to potential readers
Direct readers to your Facebook page, Pinterest boards/pins, and website
Promote your potential book no more than 2x per day for upcoming sales
Provide helpful information to potential readers
Engage in conversations with potential readers and your peers

The last two, statistically, provide the most return on investment over all industries, but may not be the best for authors because it is time consuming.

Pinterest Business Account

Pinterest is almost more important to authors than Twitter. Why? Because pins are evergreen and are indexed. Additionally, the lifespan of a tweet is about 2.5 hours, whereas the lifespan of a pin is evergreen. The more people who repin your pin, the more people see your pin and repin it. In addition, it can show in Google search.

Also, as a business account, you can create rich pins and promote them for sales or exposure post publication. Right now, book promotion businesses are taking advantage of this almost exclusively--so it's a great time for authors to take advantage of rich pins.

You can get together with other authors and cross-promote each other's books to increase the chance of repins. You can also do this pre-publication as you increase your sphere of peers to reach potential readers. Make sure to follow any readers who follow you, and be sure to follow as many readers, book publishers and book promoters as possible.

Bottom line

Before you publish your first book, you want to begin building your audience. In order to do this, create and use four online marketing tools. You need not be complex. Start simply, get used to the tools (if unfamiliar), and build from there.

Next: How to Create Website Content That Will Delight Your Readers!

Your turn

Have you used any of these marketing tools before or after publication?
What were/are your experiences?
If they aren't working for you, what questions do you have?
What topics would you like us to cover that may help you or other authors?

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5 Interesting Ways to Market Books Offline

2015-07-30T17:33:00.000-07:00

So, your book is published, and your social media and internet marketing and promotion strategies are set up and ready to go.

Great!

But the reality is that long-term readership, growth, conversion and loyalty lie in 2 gold standards—and one is offline.

Offline Marketing (or Marketing IRL)

Coupling your online marketing with traditional and unique offline marketing methods is smart. Here are just 5 ways you can locally and regionally market your book to generate interest and create word-of-mouth advocacy.

Book Clubs

Look for local book clubs and approach the organiser with your book. Check meetup.com to find those which read books in your genre. Meet with the group organiser and ask if the group is accepting new books. Be kind, and take “no” politely. Check local libraries, churches (if your content will suit), and other organisations for book clubs as well.

Doctors’ Offices

Ask the receptionist or office manager (in person) at a doctor’s office if you may leave a copy of your book in the waiting area. Let them know that the content is appropriate for those who will read it. You would be surprised how often you will hear “yes”, as gathering evergreen reading materials is preferable to timely reading materials (magazines) that are costly. You can further extend this to other types of doctors’ offices (dentists, hospitals, clinics, etc.) and other businesses that require wait times.

"Snap! I only publish ebooks. I can’t do any of this marketing!"

Not true! Just hang out with us 'til the end!

Libraries

Depending upon the town in which you live, getting your book into your local library may prove difficult—and maybe impossible (especially an ebook). Porter Anderson wrote a guest post on Jane Friedman’s blog on July 2nd, 2015 about SELF-e, a programme that puts ebooks into libraries. The article is worth a read if you are interested in being discovered by new readers.

Radio

Research local radio stations and find programmes that showcase local artists. Be sure to have a professional press release and your book pitch ready to go when you contact the station manager. Always follow the directions provided by the manager or person to whom you are directed. Please don’t skip steps or try a go around—always ensure you are seen as a professional.

Journals and Magazines

There are more types of journals and magazines than you can imagine. Look for niche journals and magazines that are contextual to your genre. For example, a small Texas company owns a fencing journal for ranchers which has hundreds of thousands of subscribers nationwide. How many of these subscribers do you think read humorous Texas Hill Country books like Ben Rehder’s?

We bet there is a niche journal or magazine (or 2) that would fit perfectly for your book.

Bonus Round!

"But Sazmick, I only publish ebooks, and you want me to run around town putting print books all over the place. This doesn’t apply to me!"

Not true! There are many ways to get print copies of your books. Also, one key component of digital marketing is analysing the return on investment of your advertising and marketing spend. Why not do the same with your offline marketing?

Additionally, when you attend reader conferences, consider providing print editions for purchase. You can use these purchases as a yardstick test for putting your book in brick-and-mortar stores.

Your Turn

In which ways have you marketed your books offline? Was it successful? What did you learn from the experience?

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Work Commences On Sazmick Author's 3rd & 4th Book

2014-09-18T01:35:00.000-07:00

We've started working on Sazmick author Kira Lester's third book entitled 'The One'... This book completes a trilogy by the author with a new fourth book also on the way - 'Communications From The Stars'... Exciting times. Watch this space for more info as the books become available and give Kira a visit at www.atlanteanactivations.co.uk

Sazmick Books Recent Testimonial

2014-09-09T03:13:00.000-07:00

A recent testimonial from a Sazmick Books Publishing customer:

"Yipee! I'm pretty excited about the finished product! I am very pleased with the hardback and paperback books you sent me... We had some family around for tea this evening and James saw the paperback book on the table, asked to look at it and was delighted at the idea and it's contents. Lovely stuff... I received a call from 'Down under', and my Uncle was delighted with the finished product and commented on the amount of work that must have been involved. Thank you both - Sarah & Mick. Your guidance and advice has been invaluable". - Willie Mercer, Book: King Coal, Musings Of A Working Man On Work Family And Nature

Author Spotlight Interview - Kira Lester

2014-09-08T08:07:00.000-07:00

We've been speaking with Kira Lester recently, author of two books entitled 'Book Of Life' and 'Life Essence' with more interesting projects on the way. See what Kira has to say about her work and journey below...

(Kira Lester)

1) Describe a little about yourself and background and how that led you to where you are today.

Answer: I am what they call a "First Wave Lightworker". As far back as I can remember, I was always aware that I was here on a mission, that there was some specific Divine purpose for me being here. I never spoke of this for many years, which on reflection was probably wise, since I may have been locked up on the grounds of Insanity!

I chose a path that caused me great emotional pain - but this pain was the key that unlocked my Kundalini Reservoir, and led to my Spiritual Birth. After this birth, Life became a wonderful experience of Peace, Love, and Joy. I was freed from all attachments, my karmic chains were broken, and it was Bliss. In the years ahead, I became a Hypnotherapist/ Reiki practitioner, and energy medicine therapist. In 2002, I was approached by a Lightbeing called "Orin" ( Sanaya Roman's guide), who asked me if I wanted to go higher. I said "Yes". My work with him resulted in another huge quantum shift, and shortly after this, my Merkabah became active, which was pretty amazing. At this point, I was given the opportunity to leave this dimension, but I chose to stay, as I so much wanted to help others to lift themselves into this Wonderful Reality.

2) You’ve published Two books with Sazmick Books Publishing, ‘Book Of Life’ and more recently ‘Life Essence’. Tell us about them and how you came to author them?

Answer: In 2011, I was visited by the "Alpha Orion Team", and asked if I would present the "Book Of Life" to Humanity. I was told that this was a sacred text that has been kept in the etheric vaults of Giza,and is designed to shift us into "Christ Consciousness", using a method of Fibonacci sequencing. They said this book will open many doors for us and accelerate our spiritual growth. Afterwards I was given two further texts, "Life Essence", and "The One" ( which isn't yet in print). These three books represent the remaining three levels of consciousness that are open to us whilst still embodied.

3) Both books are very unique to other books but how do the two differ from each other?

Answer: The "Book Of Life" shifts us into the "Christ Conscious" state of Being, whereas "Life Essence" takes us further into the "I AM Consciousness" level. They are part of our journey Home.

4) What message would you like readers of your work to grasp most and why?

Answer: To be open to the new wonderful higher dimensional frequencies for growth, that are being made available to us through these works. To always follow rising energy.

5) Do you feel a sense of responsibility given the nature and contents of the books?

Answer: I consider myself to be a responsible person, and when asked by the spiritual hierarchy to do something, I willingly comply, as I know it must be important. But the ultimate responsibility lies with 'Source' and the Hierarchy. If I allowed myself to be weighed down by the enormity of a task, I would be of no use to anyone!

6) What book are you yourself reading right now or did you last read?

Answer: I get little time to read books these days. I have read Tim Ray's brilliant books, "Starbrow" and "Starwarrior". I have also read books such as "Opening to Channel" ( Sanaya Roman), "The Mystery of the White Lions" ( Linda Tucker), and "The Magdalen Manuscript" ( Tom Kenyon & Judy Sion).

7) What other projects related to your work are you focusing on currently?

Answer: I'm writing my 4th book, entitled "Communications from the Stars", which is a series of channellings from beings such as Archangel Michael, and Jophiel; Yeshua; the "Yeshua Collective"; Salusa and various Galactic Councils and Starbeings. This is alongside restoring the "Gateway Systems" from "Atlantis" to Humanity.

8) What is your favourite quote?

Answer: "Truth is stranger than Fiction".

9) What advice would you give to others looking to get their work published?

Answer: On a personal note, DON'T GIVE UP! However many challenges arise in the course of getting your work out there, believe in yourself and what you are doing. Allow your Heart to guide you - YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. From the publishing perspective, choose someone who will "listen" to you, and help you to fulfil your needs, without judgement, especially if your work is pretty "far out there” as mine is! This is why I have chosen the "Sazmick Books" platform, for my books.

10) Is there anything else you’d like readers of this interview to know about you and the work you do?

Answer: The changes I've undergone have enabled me to work outside of the Laws of 'Time and Space', in order to expedite our Evolution. To this end, I have been given spiritual energy activations, the most recent are the "Scalar Activations". I have also been used as a portal to return the "Gateway Systems" from Atlantis, to us. They have given me the "Orion Star Grids" (energy tools for Ascension), and last but not least, the sacred energy technology from "The Halls of Amenti", designed to shift us into the last three levels of consciousness which are open to us as embodied souls, This is presented to you by the "Book Of Life", "Life Essence" and "The One".

Thanks to Kira for the enlightening interview. If you would like to know more about Kira and her work then you can visit here website at: www.atlanteanactivations.co.uk

Author Spotlight Interview - Alec Laidler

2014-08-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

This week we interviewed Sazmick author, Alec Laidler, author of 'Granddad You Have A Message' released in December 2013. Alec agreed to answer our questions to shed some light on his personal and book publishing journey...

(Alec and Granddaughter Mini)

1) Can you describe a little about yourself and your background Alec and how that led you to where you are today?

Answer: I originate from a mining village in the North East of England, my family moved to the Midlands in the early sixties as the mining industry in the North was run down. My early working days were in engineering servicing and manufacturing mining equipment. From that I worked for a company producing End Line printing machines used in the printing of newspapers and magazines. My Life turned in a different direction when I joined the Financial Services Industry, which apart for a seven year period when I started a business selling welding consumables, which unfortunately failed miserably. All of this changed when my wife became ill and I finished work to look after her, however she passed away in the following year and this event my friends changed my life forever.

2) Tell us about your book ‘Granddad You Have A Message’ and how that came about.

Answer: After my wife Pat passed away lots of strange things happened and I became a Spiritualist, I found out that I was gifted in some ways one of which was inspirational writing and I set up a spiritual group on Facebook. I also began writing a journal of all the spiritual things that I experienced as well as writing all the messages I received from my higher self. On Facebook I became friends with Mick and Sarah of Sazmick Books and asked them if they could give me some advice about my writing. Well they looked at everything I had written and Sarah suggested that all of my inspirational writings would make a book and so the idea blossomed and it was decided that the group name was perfect for the title of the book.

3) It’s a very intriguing title! How did you arrive at it as the name for your book?

Answer: When my granddaughter was three years old her aunty Sue helped her put a message on my mobile phone which stated “Granddad you have a message”. And it just seemed so appropriate for the book.

4) What message would you most like readers to take from the information presented in the book?

Answer: I hope that anyone reading the book who is going through what has happened to me will find Hope and Peace of Mind.

5) Is there a particular part of the book or message that strikes you the most personally?

Answer: Yes I think the page ‘Creators of our own Destiny’ is very true and encourages us to be positive, caring and loving in our creative self.

6) Before you published your book with us in 2013 you were quite shy of the limelight! Has that changed since becoming a published author?

Answer: I think it is fair to say I am not the man I was, Pat’s passing changed me in many ways, the book has helped me develop further and due to the fact I believe in creating a positive life and not fearing change I fit more easily in my being.

7) What other projects are you currently working on? We know you’re working on your second book, have been offered your own radio show on the Critical Mass Radio station and are co-hosting another…

Answer: The journal I mentioned earlier has taken a bit of a back seat whilst I have worked on the social networking side of things. I have with some help from Sazmick Books moved into doing radio shows with various stations here in the UK and in America. It’s great to chat on air regarding my experience and spiritual matters. I am not as shy now as I used to be.

8) What is your favourite quote?

Answer: My favourite quote is:- “The greatest thing you can give, is your love”. Because it is not a tangible thing that you’re giving, but part of yourself, for you are love.

9) What advice would you give to others looking to get their work published?

Answer: Do your research, get in touch with Sazmick Books, Mick and Sarah are great people to help you.

10) Is there anything else you’d like to leave readers with?

Answer: I believe everyone has a book in them, we just might not know what it is going to be about.

11) And finally, if you could have dinner with any famous person living or otherwise, who would it be and why?

Answer: Mick and Sarah Feeley apart, Andre Rieu who I believe to be a fantastic musician and spiritual being.

Thank you to Alec for agreeing to this interview and for sharing the eye opening and valuable experiences of his journey. You can find out more about Alec at his website: www.granddadbooks.com

* Look out for our interview with Kira Lester, author of 'Book Of Life' and 'Life Essence', coming soon...*

A Book A Day Keeps Reality Away!

2014-08-26T08:42:00.000-07:00

A book a day keeps reality away! The great thing about books is they allow you to step briefly inside another's reality. As Socrates said "Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for"...

For interesting and thought provoking reads, check out books written by Sazmick Authors, available from our bookstore soon

Author Promotional Videos Available Now!

2014-08-21T01:19:00.000-07:00

If you need a promotional video of any kind created to advertise yourself and your book or other work then get in touch for a quote and we'll get the media man Tom onto it! Here's a video he created recently for The Critical Mass Radio Show hosted by Paul Giovanni

For further details send us a message or see our Marketing Packages page to see what else we can do for you: Marketing Packages

Sazmick Author Goes From Strength To Strength

2014-08-20T09:04:00.003-07:00

Sazmick author Alec Laider has gone from strength to strength since the publication of his title 'Granddad You Have A Message' which was released in December 2013.

Sazmick Books arranged for Alec to appear on the Critical Mass Radio Show with Paul Giovanni and since that time the author has been a guest on numerous radio shows in both the UK and USA and as well as being offered his own radio show with Critical Mass Radio, has recently secured a regular spot alongside host Wendy Adams of the Wendy Adams Show, also hosted by the Critical Mass Radio station.

Alec's latest show can be heard here: http://www.mixcloud.com/cmr/the-wendy-adams-show-13082014/

Alec came to author the book 'Granddad...' following the passing of his Wife Pat when he opened up more than ever spiritually and began to channel messages from a higher aspect of himself. These messages are of benefit to all who read them and Alec continues to channel and write down his experiences as each day passes. He decided to donate the proceeds of the book to two charities close to his heart, The Kelli Smith Appeal and Breast Friends to help support their cause.

Alec continues to write and is currently in the process of compiling his second book, a kind of autobiography that describes his life changing experiences.

Check out Alec's website for further information on upcoming media appearances: www.granddadbooks.com

New Release: King Coal - Musings Of A Working Man...

2014-08-11T09:56:00.001-07:00

Released by Sazmick Books this week is a personal project commissioned by Willie Mercer as a gift for his Uncle Alex in Australia. The book 'King Coal - Musings Of A Working Man On Work, Family And Nature' is a compilation of deep and meaningful poetry written by James Venters, a family member, many years ago.

The poems were originally written in Old Scots and were provided to us as 140+ pages of A4 scribe, pictured above, which we typed and transformed into a quality, shelf ready standard paperback and hardback book. The book is not for general resale as it is a personal gift project but anyone interested in reading, please get in touch.

If you have a book to publish but not sure where to start then please check out our packages to see what we can offer, or if you need something a little more bespoke that includes typing of your handwritten manuscript etc, then we'd be happy to discuss this with you.

Coming Soon: Sazmick Books Online Bookstore

2014-08-11T04:10:00.000-07:00

Coming soon, the Sazmick Bookstore where all our authors amazing books can be found and purchased. Keep checking back: http://www.sazmickbooks.com/p/bookstore.html

Less Stress For You - Coming Soon!..

2014-08-11T04:06:00.000-07:00

We're looking forward to seeing the finished product of 'Less Stress For You' by Rosemary Rebo, author and Master of ThetaHealing®... A beautiful visual book with free MP3 download. Watch this space for release details

New Books

2014-08-11T04:00:00.001-07:00

This is the most rewarding part of our job, seeing an author's finished book in the flesh for the first time, fresh from the printers and knowing that it is going to be such a special moment for that person! : )

Pictured: 'Life Essence' by Kira Lester, 'King Coal - Musings Of A Working Man On Work, Family And Nature' by James Venters and compiled by Willie Mercer.

Alec Laidler, Sazmick Books Author In Paper & On Radio

2014-05-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

Sazmick Books Author, Alec Laidler, reaches local press
(Sutton Coldfield Observer, Dec 2013)

...And Touches Listeners During Radio Interview On The Critical Mass Show
(With host Paul Giovanni, Dec 2013)

http://youtu.be/ufXRDCOK4i4

Sazmick Books author Kira Lester's book promo video

2014-03-18T13:32:00.001-07:00

The new promo video for Sazmick Books author Kira Lester...'Book Of Life'

Michael & Sarah of Sazmick Books on Critical Mass Radio

2014-03-12T13:35:00.000-07:00

Hear Michael & Sarah Feeley of Sazmick Books Publishing on the Critical Mass Radio Show on Monday 17th March 2014 7pm-10pm.

Sazmick Books Official Video...

2014-03-09T05:37:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, we are proud to announce our official video for Sazmick Books Publishing.