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The annual Year in Review has moved it's home this year to the Kesp Writing Blog after six years featuring on the Literature & Culture Corner Blog. My best wishes to everyone as we say goodbye to 2018 and welcome 2019. It is time for me to share my annual review with you.
The following are the top 10 reading lists from the Literature & Culture Corner Blog and the Kesp Writing Blog for 2018 posts. A big thank you for all your support and to the contributors of the Literature & Culture Corner, whose posts make up the top 10.
Top 10 Most Read 2018 Literature & Culture Corner Blog Posts
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1 Part 1 – Ohana
2 Spirits of Fog
3 Ballyfin – An Irish Regency Mansion
4 Man’s Feat at the Tower of Babel
5 Carton House
6 Ballynestragh House and the Lost Irish Treasure
7 A Week of Monks and Saints – St. Patrick’s Week
8 The Research – Man’s Feat at the Tower of Babel
9 Pocahontas Once More
10 A Collection of Poems
Top 10 Most Read 2018 Kesp Writing Blog Posts
Total Blog Views - 2,448
1 Excerpt 1 – The Portrait of Isabella Simmons
2 The Portrait of Isabella Simmons – Publication Date
3 Project God Trials & The Azack Programme
4 Excerpt 3 – The Portrait of Isabella Simmons
5 Excerpt 4 – The Portrait of Isabella Simmons
6 Excerpt 2 – The Portrait of Isabella Simmons
7 The Hidden Secret of the Massomite Order of Monks
8 Treatment – Flash Fiction
9 Kingdom of Malaar – Episode 2
10 Kingdom of Malaar – Episode 1
E-Books:
2018 has seen the publication of the 5th and penultimate instalment of the Dr. Elizabeth Bannon Series called Friday: Revelation. Book 6, the final book in the series will be out in 2019. The beginning of 2018 also saw the publication of the novel, The Portrait of Isabella Simmons.
Mondays Book Talk:
Is still ongoing throughout the year so if you have a book you wish to review, please get in contact and it will be published on any Monday.
Newsletter:
No newsletter has yet replaced the Pen of Kesp Literature and Culture Newsletter which saw its final publication in October 2017 following 36 issues.
Ben Kesp Website:
Ensure to stop by every so often and browse to discover more on:
Main features
Ben Kesp Writing
Ben Kesp Academy
Weekly Serials & Flash Reads
Top 5 E-book Titles in order of Sales
1 The Witch of Ballyvale
2 The Letter
3 Friday Project God Trials
4 Friday Battle Ground
5 Landed Estate
Top 5 Retailers for e-book Sales
1 Barnes & Noble
2 Smashwords
3 Apple ibooks
4 Tolino
5 Private Sales
*Friday - Dr. Elizabeth Bannon Series Book 1 is excluded as it is the most downloaded e-book and is free.
*Kobo and Amazon for the first time have dropped off the top 5 Retailer listing for 2018
Year Ahead:
2019 will see the publication of the final book in the Dr. Elizabeth Bannon Series in addition to the continuation of Season/Chapter II of the Kingdom of Malaar, weekly screenplay. The Ben Kesp Academy will continue to run its regular workshops in addition to the Author Programme through the selected months. More information can be found on the Ben Kesp Website. With the demise of G+ this coming year, you can now also find me on MeWe and Pluspora. I am still present and active on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, Goodreads and Author's Database.
I would like to thank you for following and supporting my work and wish you all the very best for 2019. Keep reading, explore new worlds and allow the imagination to grow.
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