Writing, self-publishing, book marketing, making a living with your writing
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Criticism and rejection are part of life, but perhaps particularly part of a writer's life. In the video below, I chat with Mark McGuinness about how the importance of the right types of criticism, …
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I believe it's important for us as writers to find successful authors to model, for inspiration on the journey but also to learn from. Chuck Wendig is one of the authors I respect and aspire to …
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It's National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and I'm working on a new book in a new series which is all very exciting! This month, thousands of people will write 50,000 words, but these will not …
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I've just finished the second major edit of my novel Exodus, #3 in the ARKANE series. I'm now going through again, editing it on the Kindle before releasing it to beta readers. It's true that …
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I totally agree with this post, because even on days when I am not specifically writing word count, I am still scanning the world for writing fodder. In London, everything seems to inspire me! Today, …
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I'm definitely one of those authors who would love to see my books on screen. I even write for cinematic locations and shots because I have a visual mind, but I do know that writing a screenplay is …
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