There's nothing I like more than getting to the point. That's what flash fiction does, and it's also how I started writing. For the longest time, I wrote fractured pieces, snippets of stories that …
Happy VILLaintines – Why your villain needs a heart #amwriting #ValentinesDay
At festive periods, there's usually a slew of charitable adverts and campaigns to encourage our altruistic sides, (something I believe we should do more of). But today, for Valentines, I'm …
Author Earnings – The State of The Industry #MondayBlogs #amwriting
There's only one truth in the publishing industry: change is constant. Whether it's the development of the Kindle, the closure of a bookstore chain or the latest groan-inducing tweak in the Amazon …
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Learn How To Market Your Books #MondayBlogs #amwriting
I get asked a lot of marketing and publishing questions. Most are easy to answer. But a teeny tiny nanosqueak percentage of them make my eye twitch. The 'answer on a plate' types who think there's a …
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The Bloggers Bash Blog Post Competition
The Bloggers Bash writing competition was so popular last year that the committee is bringing it back (with a slight difference) for 2018. As you may have noticed, there’s another exciting …
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Untangle Plot Problems With This Quick Tip #MondayBlogs #amwriting
Writers talk about their characters being disobedient all the time. It's like some kind of cosmic joke, we spend weeks planning, checking, re-checking. We dust our shirt collar in a smug, 'I've …
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