Does self-publishing your first book to the Kindle platform seem daunting? Or maybe you think it looks easy? The truth is probably somewhere between the two. In addition to my full Self-Publishing package, I now offer some basic eBook only services to help those new to Indie Publishing get their precious books out into the world. From cover design to…
Yes, it’s finally happening. My debut crime novel, SAFE HANDS will be released with Pick Lock Publishing later this year. “Gritty, real and packing a hell of a punch, Safe Hands is the crime novel everyone needs to read this year!” Lauren North, best-selling thriller author In case you’re new to the blog or have missed me talking about it…
Firstly, apologies. It’s been quite some time since my last blog post, so it was high time I gave you an update. Also, I have some good news to report. SAFE HANDS . . . AGAIN As listeners to my show, The Joined-Up Writing Podcast will know, I’ve been on my latest submissions journey for the past 10 months or…
As writers and creatives, the problem is rarely ‘I have no ideas’. It’s usually quite the opposite and we get inundated with the damn things. So how do we know which one is ‘THE IDEA’, the one that has the legs, the depth and the originality to be worthy of our valuable time? It’s a topic that surfaced again for…
Short stories can help improve your writing and freshen things up when you’re bogged down in a novel. In my last post I talked about the need to ‘reset’ and ‘rewrite your attitude’ when things get tough during a longer project, and taking a break to write something short can be a great way to do that. There are also…
Today I’m talking about my recent struggle with self-doubt and what you should do when Writing gets you down. It’s been a while since we spoke, hasn’t it? Here we are sprinting toward the end of September and a quick check tells me that my last post was in December (an evergreen post that you can use again this year:…
It’s a big day for me today, in the life of what will be my debut novel – Safe Hands. The time for hiding behind procrastination and self-doubt has come and gone. I’m committing to a release date! The Novel I’ve talked quite a bit about the book but here’s the blurb for those of you who missed it: SAFE…
Weekly posts on Novel Writing with updates on the progress of my debut crime novel, Safe Hands, about an ageing safe cracker forced out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. This week I’m talking about Research – how much to do and when to do it. Unlocking My Main Character…
Another of my weekly updates on the progress of my debut crime novel, Safe Hands, about an ageing safe cracker forced out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. Last week was all about getting my productivity back on track but the theme for this week has been trying to keep…
This is one of my weekly updates on the progress of my debut crime novel, Safe Hands, about an ageing safe cracker forced out of retirement for the sake of his dying wife and a son that hates his guts. In last week’s post I laid out the reasons for my poor writing performance (lack of planning) along with some…