As a crime writer it’s difficult to use a day like Valentine’s Day as a hook for a blog post. But then I thought about how much I – and millions of people – love crime (either fact or fiction)… Continue Reading →
I’m a big fan of playing games to help me generate ideas and get inspiration for new stories. Usually it’s ‘what if’ that helps me to develop what I’m writing. But on this occasion it was the Ideas Store page,… Continue Reading →
Well, when I said in my previous post ‘Coming soon’, I didn’t realise that meant readers having to wait literally months for A Deadly Legend to be out there! Unfortunately, as the Scots poet Robert Burns once said: “The best-laid… Continue Reading →
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 →
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