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Category Archives: writes
Its a wrap…
This is an update house keeping post, it does however hold some information that may be useful for new writers along the way. Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, indie writers, indiewriter, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged books, fiction, publishing, reads, self-publishing, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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What’s in a Name
Before I begin, let me offer some advice to writers looking to self publish for the first time. A simple piece of advice, and one I wish someone had offered me a little over 11 years ago when I published my first novel. Go on to the big river company site, and/or the farm storage for blue bloods site, and type the word Author followed by your name. Continue reading
Posted in indie writers, indiewriter, publication, self-publishing, writes
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Nailing my colours to the mast
This is a rant, I make no apologise for this. If you don’t wish to read a rant then you should just stop here, but it is, I feel, an important rant. I also stand by ever word. Originally this … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, indie writers, indiewriter, rant, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged AI, artificial-intelligence, books, fiction, rant, writer, writerslife, writing
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Cover Stories
‘Don’t judge a book by the cover’ as the old wisdom goes, unfortunately, however, in the real world everyone does. There is going to be some harsh unforgiving honesty with myself in this post, but sometimes that is required Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, books, fantasy, Harvey Duckman, men in dark tweed, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged amwriting, book-review, books, cover design, fiction, reading, reads, sciencefiction, steampunk, writer, writing
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The Publishing Iceberg
Or of all the typos in the world why did you have to walk into mine… Continue reading
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Tagged books, fiction, publishing, self-publishing, steampunk, writer, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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A Hint of Scarlet
Then last night, or rather this morning while I was trying to make it back into last night, I had something of a break through. Scarlet started speaking to me, as she has previously only whispered. So perhaps, just perhaps, it is time. Continue reading
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To be a Writer
To be a writer you have to write, it really is as simple and as complicated as that. Continue reading
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The cost of AI
The use and proliferation of AI is decimating creative communities Continue reading
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Tagged AI, audiobook, audiobooks, books, technology, writer, writers, writerslife, writing
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10 years down the Lane
Ten years ago this month I published my first novel. I wrote it in July the year before, then spent a year redrafting it several times, while trying to convince myself it wasn’t just a mid-life crises project. I had always wanted to write a novel, I been writing for the better part of three decades, but now I had actually written one. It was finished it was done , it was as good as I could make it. The only thing left to do was to send it out into the world. It was terrifying… Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, big questions, cider lane, depression, reads, writes, writing
Tagged #novel, book-review, books, depression, fiction, novel, writers, writerslife, writing
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Still Researching Lovecraft
I am still engaged in a project involving a book about the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft. I originally mentioned this just over a month ago, in a post called Researching Lovecraft… This as you may have guessed is a follow on from that post, as people liked it and because I failed my sanity rolls, so had to crack on with writing the book…. Continue reading
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