So last Friday, I completely forgot to do a blog post. For most of the day, I was under the assumption that it was Thursday, so it didn’t cross my mind until later on in the day that I was meant to do a post. Anyway, today I’m just going to give a brief update … Continue reading Friday Writing Update
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Ghost Writer
This past week I completed my first draft of Blindsighted, what I hope will be my next book to release. It currently stands at around 60K words. I already have ideas of what things that I want to add or alter within the main story, but I’m taking some time away from this story for … Continue reading Ghost Writer
Writing: To First Drafts and Beyond
A first draft. What is it? Well, it’s a draft...that came first. For every writer, it could mean something different. I’m coming to the end of my first draft of my ghost story, so I wanted to address what it means to me. I asked my fellow writers on Twitter what the first draft for … Continue reading Writing: To First Drafts and Beyond
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
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)
Monday Writing Update
Hello and welcome to another joyous 2020 day. Well, that’s enough of that, let’s get on trudging through the day until the next crappy thing happens. Today is the start of my “proper” blog schedule which should look like this; Monday: Writing update, where I’m up to with projects, how I write, and what I … Continue reading Monday Writing Update
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
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
Skyrim, Ho!
Yesterday was a bad day for hip pain. So, not feeling like I could concentrate on writing, we played Skyrim. Skyrim is probably up there with Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Last of Us, and Mass Effect, for the games that I’ve played the most. Yes, it’s buggy as hell. Yes, … Continue reading Skyrim, Ho!
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
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