Recently I've been thinking about book covers and what other authors do to create theirs. As usual, I asked my followers on Twitter for their thoughts: Don’t judge a book by its cover, the old saying goes. But let’s face it, we all do. A cover is usually the first thing that you see of … Continue reading Book Covers: How? Why? When?
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Chapters: To Name or Not to Name
Chapters, some books have them, some don’t, and everyone has an opinion on them, so I asked my fellow writers over on Twitter for their thoughts. Below are some of the responses. As you can see, the responses varied. Some people like short ones, others long, others don't care as long as they work with … Continue reading Chapters: To Name or Not to Name
Making Time to Write
I posed the question "When do you write?" to my Twitter follows and got the below responses. Whatever you write, making time to do it, at times, can be extremely trying. We all have things going on our lives, whether it's a day job, kids, family, friends, hobbies or a whole host of other parts … Continue reading Making Time to Write
Coming Next Week: University!
Next week I have the start of all things university. I’ll be beginning my induction week on Monday, where I will learn more about my course and meet some of the people involved in it. I’m simultaneously both looking forward to this and dreading it. My anxiety is hitting the roof right now and only … Continue reading Coming Next Week: University!
What To Write?
Being a writer sometimes means that you have to juggle your different ideas. I recently asked my fellow writers on Twitter how they decide which idea to work on; I currently have around 9 ideas that are in various stages of development. Some are just a very basic idea, some have a number of notes … Continue reading What To Write?
The Return!
Well, after a couple of weeks off while we moved house, I'm back. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, moving house is stressful! We're now fully moved into our new home and have been for around a week or so. We've spent most of the past couple of weeks either moving our … Continue reading The Return!
Reviews Are In…
...well the first one is anyway. It's been a slow burn release but Blindsighted is starting to get out there. Sales are low, but Kindle Unlimited pages are coming in quicker and the other day I had my first review over on Goodreads - and it was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. It was also a text review … Continue reading Reviews Are In…
New Year, New…Book?
I'm taking a break from my regular schedule of posts but will return to it next week. The new year is upon us. We can put the sh!tshow that was 2020 behind us and try to move on. To bring a little good to the first day of the new year, I've decided to make … Continue reading New Year, New…Book?
The End of a Holiday
Last week I posted about taking a break from writing over Christmas. I was only supposed to be coming back to it tomorrow (Tuesday), but I've missed writing more than I ever thought I would, so I'm starting again today. When I worked my 9-5 – even though it wasn't really 9-5 – in IT, … Continue reading The End of a Holiday
The Next Stage; 100! (Bonus Entry)
It's been a little under two months since The Next Stage released in Kindle and paperback form. Today it an amazing milestone. It now has over 100 ratings on Goodreads, and every single damn one of them is ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It has now overtaken Creatures with number of reviews and rating average. This, to me, is … Continue reading The Next Stage; 100! (Bonus Entry)
Gareth Ellis - Author 