


The Story Behind The Photograph Podcast
“As a photographer, I love hearing the story behind a photograph, and in this episode, I am joined by author Eden Gruger chatting about a photograph of her father taken when he was a young boy after he’d converted his pedal bike into a plane. As you do!”


Mentoring Alison Middleton
I chose to work with Eden as she could give me one to one support and knew she would be brutally honest with me and really importantly, could help me achieve a rather ambitious task of publishing a book within a very tight deadline. Literally within six months. When I contacted her in September 23 I hadn’t written my book, now in March 24 I am a published author.

Mentoring Gail Hugman
I enjoyed each session with Eden, she was suitably direct when needed and empathetic and sympathetic when called for. She clearly understands the journey of an author

Want To Change The World With Your Words?
Authors who work with me have achieved getting their books written faster – one person took four years on their first book, had written and published in one year from working with me. Looking better thanks to the work we do on cover and interior design. Another has featured as a guest on worldwide podcasts talking about their work and their book thanks to our marketing plan

Alliance of Independent Authors Partner Member
A few weeks after applying, I heard that my Make Your Book A Reality mentoring services have been vetted and approved by The Alliance of Independent Authors

How To Start Writing a Book
Are you one of the secret writers who squirrel away numerous ideas in notebooks, or on their laptops? Never sharing what they write, or telling anyone about their author dreams?

How To Edit a Book
Do not be scared – editing is your best friend, yes really – I have lost count of the number of times I have seen people on writers forum ask “Do I really need a professional editor?”, “Can anyone recommend a good editor?” “Can my friend be my editor?” “How much does an editor cost?”

How To Be An Author
Book cover design can be surprisingly controversial, you only have to pop into any writer’s forum to see people asking, “which do you like best of these three cover options?”

Do Authors Need a Website?
Author websites, are they unnecessary? scary? and expensive? Well no, actually. But don’t just take my word for it, let me explain…

How To Design a Book Cover
Book cover design can be surprisingly controversial, you only have to pop into any writer’s forum to see people asking, “which do you like best of these three cover options?”

How Choose a Publisher
There are huge differences between Traditional, Self and Hybrid (often known previously as Vanity) publishing. From the process to be being accepted, the rights you sign over in the contract, the royalties you can expect; and the decisions you will get to make for your book.

Online Creativity Workshops
Creativity is the muscle that imagination uses to answer your questions and make things happen differently. And it needs flexing regularly so that it is ready for work when you need it to.

Social Media For Authors
If you want to create and connect the right audiences for your books, you’ll need to learn how to use popular social platforms to build a fan base, keep the conversation flowing, and generate more sales.

Give Great Author Interviews
If you feel that you have reached the point in your author career where giving interviews needs to be a part of your marketing strategy, but feel unsure

Build Good Writing Habits
How to learn to write? This is a question with as many answers as there are people asking it – lots and lots.
I cannot tell you best way, or the only way to consider, but I can tell you my way. And at the time of writing, I have eight books to show that it works for me

Inspired By Liphethiso Monica Harris
When I met Monica I had no idea of the incredible force she actually was, some people know her by her African first name Liphethiso, some by her second name Monica, but whatever you call her she is a truly inspirational person

Inspired By Fiona Kearns
Having been told to keep quiet for over forty years, in just over an hour you made me realise that the power of bold is nothing to be scared of.