Down on the Farm.
There’s a common thread running through my work, I can see it now, I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or not. I write a lot about farms in space, maybe there’s a subliminal thing about food or perhaps … Continued
Reflection, 504,000 words later!
This will be my last post of 2017; next Monday is Christmas Day, the Monday after that will be Jan 1st, 2018. It’s that time of year when we all look back and try to make sense of everything that … Continued
My self-publishing method, how I prepare my novels for KDP.
This is the first in a series about how I self-published on Amazon. How I went from being an occasional writer to having multiple novels on Kindle, CreateSpace and elsewhere. This is how I do it, and how I … Continued
Where do they all come from? NaNoWriMo part 2
Once again, this is a bit of a short post, I actually wrote this back in October, so as to have a clear run at NaNo. Incidentally, as I post this, my word count is currently just under 30,000. … Continued
All hands on deck, NaNoWriMo Part 1.
So we are into November and NaNoWriMo has started. I’m now engrossed in my project, to the exclusion of just about everything else. To clear the decks, I have written most of my newsletter for December and four website posts … Continued
More about sequels.
I’m following on from a post that I did a while ago, I guess that you could call this the sequel to it. Here’s the thing, I wonder how to market a sequel, sure there are those who read … Continued
Room for one Inside?
Are you a secret warrior? Do you wish you were more assertive? Do you have some other character trait that you keep well hidden? Perhaps you’re frustrated that your life didn’t turn out how you’d wanted or hoped it would. … Continued
More Research.
Everything needs research, even this post. It’s Friday and I have a blank page in front of me. I have to write something for my website and have it ready to post on Monday; the trouble is that I don’t … Continued