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Killer Characters: Morals Need Not Apply
I’ve been working hard on reorganising my writing business to make it easier to manage, open up to the right audience, and basically make it run better so that, perhaps someday, I can do this full time. Part of that … Continue reading
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Tagged books, free reads, ghosts, ghouls, Independent authors, instafreebie, killers, morals, Paranormal, promotion, self-publishing, Vampires
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The Long Game
I didn’t intend on writing a blog post until next week with the kickstarter for Rack and Ruin taking up a lot of my time. However, this topic has been coming up repeatedly with my close friend over the last … Continue reading
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Tagged books, fiction, long running, series, story arcs, television, writing
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Dead Stress under Deadlines
I had a very exciting day yesterday. Instead of groaning as I received yet another spam or pointless email, I was glued to my gmail as I made a decision on an editor for the third Out of Orbit book. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, deadlines, eBooks, editing, indie authors, novels, Out of Orbit, sci-fi, self-publishing, writing
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Writing What I Know
There are two ends of the spectrum on whether or not you should ‘write what you know’. One end, as the phrase suggests, believes that you should write what you know because you’ll be able to show a deeper understanding. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, editing, fiction, health and safety, hospitals, pandemic, paramedics, readers, write what you know, writing
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New Month, New Meltdown
As you may have noticed, I’ve been rather quiet for the last month. This is not only due to the fact I’ve had very little to say of late, but also because I’ve been trying to organise my non-writing life. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, camp nanowrimo, eBooks, events, expression, introvert, personality, publishing, writing
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The Writing Confidence Crash
Every writer loses confidence at some point. It’s not a surprise, nor is it anything to be ashamed about. There are famous novelists who still have a crisis of confidence with every book. In fact, I’m sure that this is … Continue reading
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Tagged books, confidence, publishing, reviews, writing
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Stories Behind Stories
While I’m away, visiting lots of blogs for the Teeth tour, I have got a group of award winning international authors here. Each one of these women is great. All together, it’s amazing! So amazing, in fact, that it’s only … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Carol Cooper, Jane Davis, Jessica Bell, Joni Rodgers, Kathleen Jones, Orna Ross, Roz Morris, Women Writing Women
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Bookourite #2: Harry Potter Series
I think there is a sliding scale in that the more you love a book, the more difficult it is to pick out why. I’ve been pondering my favourite elements of Harry Potter for the last week, and I’m sure … Continue reading
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Tagged books, eBooks, fantasy, favourites, Harry Potter, reading, wizards
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Writing Environment #2: Location
There was once a time when I could write anywhere. I could write in the back of a classroom whilst I was supposed to be taking notes. I could scribble on the bus or sitting in my living room with … Continue reading
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Tagged books, distraction, eBooks, environment, fiction, laptops, location, publishing, reading, writing
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Teeth Cover Reveal
If you’ve been using Wattpad and you follow me, you might have seen that I’ve been releasing a vampire novella called ‘Teeth’ in regular instalments. Well, Teeth is almost finished (with the final two chapters written but not yet posted) and … Continue reading
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Tagged books, ebook, new release, novella, publishing, self-publishing, Teeth, vampire, Wattpad, writing
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