It’s not a big deal. I haven’t suddenly decided that self-publishing is the devil’s work, or that ‘indie authors’ are self-deluded losers, who need a swift kick up the rear end and a hard life lesson. (Although, looking at the … Continue reading
So, are you a ‘seat of the pants’ writer, or a ‘snowflaker’? In other words, when you sit down to write that first draft of your novel, do you start with little more than a notion of what it is … Continue reading
Ok, so I went to see the digitally restored rerelease of Jaws this week, and it is still a fantastic movie, holding up against modern movies remarkably well despite its age and that rubbery shark. And that got me thinking, … Continue reading
…you might want to check out some of these links. There’s been a couple of events in the blogosphere this week which should be of interest to you, if your intention is to write for a living. Catherine, Caffeinated has … Continue reading
I recently picked up Stephen King’s The Stand in my local library. It’s got to be somewhere around 30 years since I first read that book, a fact of my life which I find far scarier than anything King has … Continue reading
Photo Credit: J E Smith via Compfight Back in the summer of 1984, I travelled to the island of Guernsey, (located just off the coast of France, but part of British territory, if you’re interested,) to spend a week with … Continue reading
It’s all about the readers. Or at least it should be. This self-publishing business, it’s a lark, isn’t it? There we were, just a few, short years ago, either paying out horrendous amounts of money per unit printed by using … Continue reading
Since Amazon began selling the Kindle in November 2007 there has been a revolution in ebook sales. The Kindle is the most popular ebook reader on the market at the moment, and as all Kindle sales for ebooks are locked … Continue reading
When writing a novel are all your characters going to act honestly and always tell the truth? I’m not talking about the big, whopping lies to cover up a murder or a jewellery store heist, but the smaller, mundane, everyday … Continue reading