Category: Indie Experience
OnlineBookClub – genuine or scam?
Can you really get paid for writing reviews? I think that depends on your perspective. If you are looking for a quick way to make money, forget it. Equally, if you are looking to make a fortune, I wou... Read More
Amazon the X Factor for books.
With the return of the TV programme in the UK, it made me think about how it gave people who have no connections, (cultural capital, my husband would term it), a chance to show what they can do. Creat... Read More
Giveaways – Ripley Patton
Collective wisdom suggests that you should build an e-mail list where you can share all your book news. I have previously tried giveaways with Goodreads and from my website, but with very limited succ... Read More
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
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