-
- Follow The Passing Place on WordPress.com
Instagram
The government of Her Britannic Majesty, Queen Victoria, struggles against a criminal conspiracy that threatens to destabilise the Empire. A conspiracy that reaches from the riverside slums of London, to Whitehall and the palace itself.A novel of the lost and the broken. Of sharing the silences, talking to the stars, and the importance of tin openers.The Bluffers guide to the works of Old Tentacle HuggerThe Drag-king in Yellow comes...May involve books-
-
Also available
Tags
- #amwriting
- #novel
- #scifi
- #selfpub
- 2020quotes
- amediting
- amreading
- amreadingscifi
- amwriting
- amwritingscifi
- amwritingsteampunk
- authors
- blogging
- bookblog
- bookcovers
- bookreview
- bookreviews
- books
- booksale
- Canadian steampunk
- cthulhu
- depression
- fantasy
- fiction
- goodreads
- Hannibal Smyth
- harveyduckman
- horror
- humanity
- humour
- indie
- IndieApril
- indiebooks
- indienovels
- indieoctober
- indie publishing
- indiereads
- indiewriter
- Lovecraft
- lovecraftian
- mentalhealth
- music
- mythos
- nanowrimo
- NaNoWriMo2017
- newbooks
- newfiction
- newreads
- novels
- Nyarlathotep
- opinion
- politics
- quotes
- rants
- reading
- reads
- reviews
- sciencefiction
- scifi
- scifiscarbrough
- self-publishing
- short stories
- steampunk
- steampunk fantasy
- stories
- supernatural
- thoughts
- wordpress
- writer
- writers
- writerslife
- writing
- writingcommunity
- writingtip
- writingtips
-
Recent Posts
- Ebooks, Publishers and going full circle
- Steampunk Fiction, what is it?
- More words to music…
- Dear Edgar#3 A Tale of Jerusalem
- Dear Edgar #2 The Duc de L’Omelette
- Writing about future war… Guest Post By CG Hatton
- When a chap is not a chap…
- Dear Edgar #1: Metzengerstein
- Dear Edgar
- Auguries
- Further Words to Music
- Further Tales From Tantamount: The Ocean Remembers. February 1st of the Year of the Translunary Washing Machine
- The rules of write #2
- Words in Darkness
- Piano Man, A Guest Post by Will Nett
- The rules of writing… #1
- Words to music…
- Severn sisters…
- Wisdom in word form…
- Pointy Eared Humans
Follow me on Facebook
Tag Archives: publishing
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
Posted in amwriting, big questions, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged indie, indie publishing, indiewriter, publishing, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
3 Comments
The great cover debate…
One of the problems with self-publishing is that the writer exists in a microcosmic world. Unlike more traditional routes where many decisions are taken for you and to a degree a certain amount of the weight is taken form your … Continue reading
Posted in amediting, amwriting, books, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, Harvey Duckman, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, reads, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing
Tagged #selfpub, indie publishing, indiebooks, indienovels, indiewriter, publishing, self-publishing, selfdoubt, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingcommunity, writingtip, writingtips
Leave a comment
The economics of self-publishing
As a subject, I hate economics. Now, to be clear, the reason I hate economics is because I have studied it. A little under ten years ago, at the age of forty, I made the decision to do a degree … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, books, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indiewriter, publication, rant, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #selfpub, indie, indie publishing, indienovels, publishing, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtip, writingtips
4 Comments
Publishing the self…
Opinions, as the saying goes, are like arseholes, everybody’s got one, and some people are closer to theirs than others. As a rule, therefore, I find I only trust the opinions of those who have first proved not to ride … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, blogging, books, Esqwiths, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, novels, opinion, publication, rant, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, #selfpub, amwritingscifi, nanowrimo, opinion, publishing, rants, self-publishing, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtip, writingtips
2 Comments
Covers and Tassels…
I don’t normally do WIP updates as such, and certainly not when I am still writing the first draft. But at the same time, I am not normally writing the second book of a series and doing so a week … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, book reviews, books, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, publication, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, Uncategorized, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, amreading, amwritingscifi, publishing, self-publishing, wordpress, writer, writers, writerslife, writing, writingtip, writingtips
Leave a comment
Not Ignoring Canada
Canada, it has become one of my current obsessions. This may seem an odd thing to suddenly develop an obsession about but there is a reason, which is to do with another obsession, one I wish I could avoid but … Continue reading
Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, books, canada, Canadian steampunk, errol the bookcase dragon, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, self-publishing, steampunk
Tagged #amwriting, #scifi, #selfpub, amreading, amreadingscifi, amwritingscifi, books, canada, Canadian steampunk, publishing, sciencefiction, self-publishing, steampunk
1 Comment
Social ‘media’ Issues…
I am, some may be surprised to learn, others less so, a bit rubbish at social media. I try, God *or fictional sky dweller of your choice* knows I try, but I tend to fall down the rabbit hole half … Continue reading
Posted in amwriting, blogging, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, rant, self-publishing, writes, writing
Tagged #amwriting, #selfpub, publishing, self-publishing, writer, writerslife, writingtips
2 Comments
The Passing Place 