On Writing the Dreaded Second Novel – An Interview
An interview with Ian Sutherland on writing Taking Up Serpents, his second thriller novel and how he overcame ‘second novel syndrome’.
Continue readingBook Covers: Redesigning to Fish in a Bigger Pond
A case study showing the redesign of two crime thriller book covers to make them far more appealing to a much wider audience.
Continue reading7 Things You Don’t Know About Me as a Writer
Here’s 7 things you probably don’t know about me as a writer. Whether you want to know is another question!
Continue readingCan Indie Authors Dispense with The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook?
I’d like to share the guest blog post I recently wrote for The Alliance of Independent Authors [ALLi]. It went up on July 18th… When I first decided to become a published author, I bought a copy of Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook and The Writer’s Handbook. The year was 1999. I still have them. I resolved to purchase […]
Continue readingWattpad and the Unpublished Author Hell-Bent on Being Published – Part 2
The pros and cons of Wattpad for the yet-to-be-published author
Continue readingWattpad and the Unpublished Author Hell-Bent on Being Published – Part 1
For the unpublished author truly serious about publishing their first novel (the category I fall into at the time of writing this), is posting some or all of your yet-to-be-published work on Wattpad a good idea? And what are the downsides?
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