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Tag Archives: indie publishing
The Accidental Novel
Its October, the leaves are falling, the witches are abroad, and I’ve opened the blog up to guest writers again. Yes its Indie October. Throughout October some old favorites among my guests will be returning along with some new voices. … Continue reading
Posted in #amwriting, amediting, amreading, amwriting, fiction, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, nanowrimo, novels, opinion, publication, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged amwriting, guestposts, indie, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indieoctober, indiewriter, self-publishing, selfpub, writerslife, writing, writingtips
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Awesome and unexpected connections
I’ll let you in on a secret here, some authors are occasionally known to partake of a nip or two of rum. Also, sometimes these same authors will engage in late-night chats with another author who may or may not … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, books, fantasy, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, retro book reviews, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged amreading, amreadingscifi, amwritingsteampunk, goodnews, goodreads, greatreads, indie, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indiereads, indiewriter, reading, reads, steampunk, steampunk fantasy
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The romance of smugglers…
Smugglers of the 17th/18th century, like highwaymen, have always had a romantic air about them. There is something about remote windswept beach’s, moonlit seas, and of course gentlemen with a rough kind of honour to them that just appeals to … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, book reviews, books, booksale, fiction, Harvey Duckman, horror, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, opinion, reads, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged bookblog, bookloversday, bookreview, books, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, reads, reviews
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The value of the craft…
How do you value the results of your craft? It’s one of those questions that’s always hard to answer, and harder to answer as a writer than, to give a random example, as a carpenter. So how does a carpenter … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, novels, opinion, politics, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
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The value of U…
“England and America are two countries separated by the same language!” attributed to George Bernard Shaw, or possibly Oscar Wilde, or purely apocryphal, as its one of those quotes no one is entirely sure about even the QI elves apparently…. … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amreading, amwriting, books, editing, indie, indie novels, indie writers, rant, reads, self-publishing, writes, writing
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Crafting books…
A wise man probably once said, It’s one thing to write a novel, and quite another to make a book. Which is true, as far as it goes. A novel is a long series of words placed one in front … Continue reading
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Tagged bookblog, books, indie, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Reviews… The slow-crushing of an authors soul…
One morning, a few months ago when I originally wrote this blog post I woke to three new reviews of my novels, all written by the same reader a close friend who has been promising to do the reviews for … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, indie publishing, indiewriter, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Fiscal realities of publishing… and the pursuit of happiness… 1 year on.
‘If everything you do and everything you are is in pursuit of money, then you are already bankrupt.’ ~ Cake, Ink, Collective. Last year, around this point in time, I published a blog post called Fiscal realities of … Continue reading
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Tagged indie, indie publishing, indiewriter, publishing, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
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Truth in fiction
Good fiction, good science fiction in particular, explores truth. In the case of good science fiction it often explores an uncomfortable truth by taking a concept and building upon it an extreme example of where that truth might lead. Really … Continue reading
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