Today is the first day of my book tour for THE ENCLAVE. My first stop is an interview for Fantastic Indie Authors (Click here to read what I had to say 🙂 ) And my second stop for today is with Science Fiction Books and Authors (Click here to visit ) Please feel free to…
A post by Lindsay Buroker that I would like to share. For New Indie Authors: What I Would Do if I Were Starting Today Sometimes when you give publishing and marketing advice on your blog, you get a little resistance from new self publishers. But you’ve been doing this for 3+ years. You have a fan base already. You…
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and they say something that sparks a story idea in your head? …then you miss the rest of the conversation because you are desperately trying to imprint the idea in your brain so you can get it down on paper at a later time… This tends…
By Robert Wood This article was originally published on Standoutbooks – This is a brilliant site for writing, book marketing and anything else to do with the creation and reading of books 🙂 Science fiction is one of the most popular genres in literature, and certainly the one with the most cultural influence. So what is…
I absolutely hate writing the last page and paragraph of a manuscript. For me, ending a story is the hardest thing to do. For others just sitting down to write is the hardest. Â Either from not having the time or from fear of what others will think of their efforts. Now I will admit that…
I found this today while looking for an image for a historical article I am writing. I laughed when I read it but then thought ‘is this really true?’ What do people think?  Share your thoughts with me  🙂 -HMC Oh – don’t forget to sign up for my Newsletter here to get access for extra goodies,…
No really, chocolate is good for you.  Dark chocolate can even help you lose weight. But as with all good things, for the above to be true chocolate should be eaten in small quantities.  That means those small quantities had better be good. The same can be said about writing. A lot of excess words can help…
By Dominic Tarn Anyone who thinks writing is easy, isn’t a writer. A few hours work, a little ‘creative thinking space’, involving a walk, a few friends, a few drinks. Then maybe some writing later on. It’s a nice image, but it’s very far from the truth. Writing is hard, writing is a discipline, a profession….
Nice catchy title, and oh so true in my case. (Case in point – me writing this blog post is a good example – I should be finishing Within Winter’s Reach). I also have a horrible habit of going off topic, (yet another symptom of procrastination), so I’ll try my hardest not to do this…
I am creating a page to hold all my short stories and I thought I might start it off with an activity that can get everyone involved. I have a short story called ‘The Book’ but it is in desperate need of a good ending. I am going to place ‘The Book’ on my new…
Okay, I now find myself in a bit of a dilemma… I have been working on two manuscripts and I don’t know which one to devote my time too to polish up for my next book. One is a Western Supernatural Murder/Mystery called ‘One Hand too Many’ and the other is a Paranormal/Urban fantasy called…
