We’ve been celebrating Indie Author Week this week, so hopefully you’ve been reading my posts. If not, pop over to the blog page and check them out. I thought I’d sign off with a little treat, the blurb for A… Continue Reading →
Confession time: I’ve only ever taken one creative writing course. It was a short course with the Open University back in 2008, which left me inspired and with a notebook full of ideas. Some may still, one day, come to… Continue Reading →
When you start out as an indie author, there always seems to be so much to do. So, you join communities to learn from other more experienced authors. But, my word, do you meet some frightening people! I’m talking about… Continue Reading →
As an indie author, I want to make writing my day-to-day business. That’s going to be a challenge, but it’s still my goal, regardless. I knew once I self-published A Deadly Rejection that there was no going back. The book… Continue Reading →
Organisation isn’t perhaps something you’d associate with the creative process. But for writers, particularly those who have a ‘day job’ and/or family commitments, organising writing time is a vital component of your life. When you have a busy calendar, taking… Continue Reading →
For authors, there are two options for publishing your ebooks – ‘exclusive’ with a platform like Amazon (known as Kindle Unlimited or KU) or ‘wide’. This means publishing across all platforms – including Kobo, Apple and Google Play, among others…. Continue Reading →
When you start out as a writer, it’s all about creativity, planning and writing your stories – basically, the fun stuff. But when you decide to self-publish, all that changes. In your author business, you’re the boss and you have… Continue Reading →
The phrase ‘indie author’ gets bandied around a lot, so let’s start out with a clear definition of what it means. The Alliance of Independent Authors, of which I’m a member, describes it as “a writer of fiction, nonfiction, or… Continue Reading →
I haven’t written much on the blog for a while, but then my website stats flagged up that someone had read a previous post – Tying Up Your Timeline – from back in 2015. Intrigued I went back to look… Continue Reading →
At the start of September I said I was only going to read new books throughout the month, so how did I get on? Well, I read some new books but I did also, when tired, fall back on a… Continue Reading →
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