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Sowing the Seeds of Book Buildings
G.R.R Martin once classified writers as gardeners or architects. Architects plan where every beam of character will go, how every wall of plot goes in a building, before they lay the first brick of writing. Gardeners, on the other hand, plant seeds … Continue reading
Posted in Teeth, writing
Tagged editing, GRR Martin, plotting, Plotting verses pantsing, POVs, writing
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The Idea-Space Continuum and other Writing Science
Every summer, my quiet little halls of residence job goes crazy. Ninety percent of the students move out and we become a low priced hotel to anyone and everyone who wants to book. This means weekend shifts and the office … Continue reading
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Tagged editing, imagination, physics, projects, rambling, science, writing
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Kicking and Crying in Marketing and Editing
The Kickstarter for book 3 in the Out of Orbit series has eight days to go. If you’ve been considering supporting this and getting some goodies and some exclusive stuff not to be found anywhere else, now is the time. … Continue reading
Posted in Self-Publishing Journey
Tagged editing, indie authors, Kickstarter, Out of Orbit, Rack and Ruin, self-publishing, writing
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Said is not dead!
Every couple of months or so a slew of posts, infographics, and articles wing their way around the internet claiming that ‘Said is Dead’. Now, I don’t know exactly how many funerals the web-browsing collective have held for the apparently … Continue reading
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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Out of Orbit Book 3 and Kickstarter!
Things have been rather crazy for the last month or so. I’ve been writing, editing, and promoting as well as my day job and a holiday in Wales with my family. As it turns out, even playing with my two … Continue reading
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Tagged Crowd funding, eBooks, Kickstarter, Out of Orbit, publishing, Rack and Ruin, self-publishing, 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
Posted in Self-Publishing Journey, writing
Tagged books, camp nanowrimo, eBooks, events, expression, introvert, personality, publishing, writing
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