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30 Days of NaNoWriMo: Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Mark Hayes

Day 2. on my NaNoWriMo calendar this year… What were we thinking? Target for the day, get to 3333 words Current word count 879 words One day down, twenty-nine to go, and in my personal journey I am already behind. … Continue reading →

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To Plot Or Not To Plot? That Is The NaNoWriMo Question…

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Mark Hayes

With #NaNoWriMo2017 about a week away. The oldest of questions has reared its ugly head at my writing desk… To plot or not to plot..? Whether you attempting NaNoWriMo for the first time or the eighteenth time you’re probably contemplating this fundamental … Continue reading →

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A Quote Or Two For NaNoWriMo

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Mark Hayes

With the thirty days of NaNoWriMo looming on the horizon for many of us. I’ve trawled my big book of quotes for inspiring words, (and some not so inspiring) here’s a selection of quotes on the subject of that most NaNoWriMo of … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: Or how to first draft…

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Mark Hayes

With November less than a month away, and in the mildly self-aggrandizing of attempting to offer some advice to budding writers… This is the story of how I managed to write my first novel. It is also the story of how … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing: A Guidebook for the Tourist#6 Proofreading

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Mark Hayes

It may seem obvious, but in case it’s not, or even if it is… 1/ Proofreading your novel. There is nothing, and I do mean nothing, as important as having a good proofreader or three. No matter how many times you … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing Stigma

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Mark Hayes

I did an interview in November last year, just after the release of Passing Place, in which I got asked this question: “Would you say there is a stigma to being self-published?“ Of all the questions I was asked, … Continue reading →

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Write What You Want

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Mark Hayes

As happens probably too often, on social media I found myself ranting a little over a shared post. Though in this case for once, it was not a post about politics, racism, dyslexia, homophobia or anything else on the worthy, or … Continue reading →