I live in the UK, and we're currently in our...wait a minute, I know this...third lockdown, and we're experiencing all the fun that goes along with it. Lockdowns have been sh!t, to say the least. We all have to find ways of getting through them; some people have built things, others painted, watched, read, played, … Continue reading Lockdown Writing
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An Author’s Holiday
As I've previously said, in May of this year I quit my job in IT, because I decided I just couldn't do it anymore and it was affecting my mental health...blah, blah, blah, but this blog isn't about that, it's about holidays. Now that I don't have a "real" job and I'm writing full time, … Continue reading An Author’s Holiday
Friday Catch-Up
So today is just an end-of-the-week catch-up. Today, to celebrate The Next Stage getting over 50 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews - 61 at the time of writing this post - the Kindle version is free over on Amazon. But, if you'd like a Google or Apple Books version, I have so promo codes to giveaway so just … Continue reading Friday Catch-Up
Cover Second Thoughts
Monday, Monday, Monday. I’m back to writing this week after all the fun last week, what with pain meds knocking me into a parallel universe and ending up in hospital with an excruciating migraine. Well, I say back to writing…last night I got thinking about the cover for The Next Stage. I know, I know, … Continue reading Cover Second Thoughts
Distribution Woes
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked by multiple people where else The Next Stage is available from as they don’t use Amazon. I’ve spent some time looking into this and have found a few more places I’m going to make it available. First off, it’s now on Lulu as an ePUB format. I’ve … Continue reading Distribution Woes
Welcome to Another Week
I'll start the week with some good news that made me happy this morning. I woke up to my first review for The Next Stage on Goodreads, and what made it even better was that it was a 5-star review. It means so much that even just one person has read and enjoyed what I've … Continue reading Welcome to Another Week
The Next Update
So, I've spent the last few days going through the proof copies of The Next Stage and doing some final checks. That's all done now and I just have to make the changes on the actual manuscript. I'm all set for a release on Monday 26th. Unfortunately, although I said I was going to try … Continue reading The Next Update
Writing and Learning
More editing. I’ve so far gone through the first third or so of the proof of The Next Stage. I’d say it’s going reasonably well so far. I’ve come across a number of things that I’d missed when going through the various other edits I’ve done. There’s definitely something about having it physically in my … Continue reading Writing and Learning
Proof Copy Editing
This week I'm spending my time armed with highlighters and post-its reading through the proof copy of The Next Stage and doing some final editing before release. There's something about having the physical book in my hands and reading it as it's supposed to be read that's helping me find any issues there may be … Continue reading Proof Copy Editing
The Evil Without & Book Update
The latest horror game that my Twitter followers voted for me to play was The Evil Within. Unfortunately, for some reason, I can't get the damn thing to work. I was getting very frustrated with it so I decided to start the next on the list which was White Night. I started playing White Night … Continue reading The Evil Without & Book Update
Gareth Ellis - Author 