What It Feels Like to Kill a Story That Wasn’t Working – The Graveyard of Drafts

Sep 1, 2025Aug 27, 2025 ~ Gareth Ellis ~ Leave a comment

Every writer has a graveyard. It might be a drawer, a folder, or a hard drive, stuffed with stories that didn’t make it. Some sputtered out after a promising start, full of energy but unable to sustain themselves. Others ballooned into sprawling, unmanageable forms, leaving me tangled in their ambitions. And a few simply refused … Continue reading What It Feels Like to Kill a Story That Wasn’t Working – The Graveyard of Drafts

The Never-Ending Journey of Marketing Self-Published Books

Jun 3, 2024Jun 3, 2024 ~ Gareth Ellis ~ Leave a comment

You would think that the hardest thing about being an author is the writing of books, but it's far from it. Writing books is easy because it only involves you, your brain, and your characters. The hardest thing about being an author is marketing the damn book once it's written and released.Marketing as a self-published … Continue reading The Never-Ending Journey of Marketing Self-Published Books

Revisiting the Creatures Universe: Four Years Later

Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022 ~ Gareth Ellis ~ Leave a comment

If you’ve been following along, you should know that the second book in the Creatures series, Back to School, is due for imminent release (25th June 2022, to be exact). It has been four years since I released the first book in the series, and indeed my first book, and it feels like a lifetime … Continue reading Revisiting the Creatures Universe: Four Years Later

Publishing: It’s Your Decision

Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021 ~ Gareth Ellis ~ 3 Comments

Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen an increase in people talking down to or just downright insulting those of us that self-publish our books. I don’t understand this mentality. There are many reasons why someone might choose to self-publish their work and several different ways that they can do it. None of these reasons … Continue reading Publishing: It’s Your Decision

Publishing Perils and Mental Health

Feb 5, 2021Feb 6, 2021 ~ Gareth Ellis ~ Leave a comment

I self-published The Next Stage back in October. Before I did this, however, I sent it out to a few publishers that when I didn't hear back from, I decided to go ahead with publishing it myself. A few weeks ago I received an email from one of the publishers that I'd sent to, saying … Continue reading Publishing Perils and Mental Health