Month: December 2016
Nail your story
One of the beauties of this book are the examples it gives. It is through examples of popular fiction that this book comes alive – The Hunger Games, Harry Potter, The Vampire Diaries, even films lik... Read More
Why are hippie novels so negative?
For a counter culture that called for change and a better world it has been portrayed in fiction, as well as in reality, in a very negative light. Many concentrate on the drug aspect, (San Francisco 6... Read More
Shearwater by Derek Murphy
Derek is best known for his excellent video’s on cover design and book formatting on his website Creativeindie. This is the first in a series of books by this author and by his own admission t... Read More
Stephen King – On Writing
I laughed, I cried, I took notes. This book is half biography, half looking at some of the problems of writing. For anyone looking for a how to book, or some magical formula, this book isn’t it. Wha... Read More
Wattpad a guest post by Nicole Colett
When I first heard about Wattpad, I wondered if it was something else I needed to sign up to. So when I saw Nicole’s name on Twitter I asked her to write a post about her experiences. Wattpad:... Read More
In defence of Indie Authors
I generally enjoy reading the Guardian and the book section, because it is left leaning and fair in its approach. Therefore the one sided, highly critical article by Dr Ros Barber came as quite a sh... Read More