“Duh, yeah, idiot,” you cry, “what’s he banging on about now? Of course a novel needs a plot, otherwise it’s not a story, it’s just a mess.” OK, you have a point, maybe this question has been answered immediately, time… Read More ›
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How Not to Write Book Reviews
How do you hear about great new books? Unless you’re a member of a book group, which I’m not, you probably read online reviews. And there are loads of them out there. These days I tend to find out about… Read More ›
Five Essential Writing Tips That You Probably Know. But it Doesn’t Hurt to Have a Quick Refresher Now Does it?
I’m starting yet another blog post banging on about how there are so many writing advice blogs out there with valuable tips on them for the budding author, blah blah blah! We all know this. It’s not like you’ve clicked… Read More ›
Dealing With Rejection Without Crying Like a Little Girl
We’ve all heard it before. “You know (insert best-selling book title) by (insert best-selling author’s name) was rejected twenty times before someone took a gamble on it, and look how that ended up.” This is the mantra for the aspiring… Read More ›
A Beginner’s Guide to Twitter by A Beginner on Twitter
Well, I never thought I’d be here giving tips on how to use social media. I’ve been a Facebooker for years, back in the days before your grandparents knew how to use the internet and before ‘updating your status’ became… Read More ›
Every Genre Has Horror to Thank
Everyone enjoys that feeling of being frightened. OK, so I’ve kicked things off there with quite a bold statement. Many of you may strongly disagree with that but if you do, you’re lying. Nah, just kidding, but I bet… Read More ›
Book Review – The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker
I think it’s important to state before I start this review that I am a big fan of Clive Barker. I saw Hellraiser many years ago and it creeped me out like you wouldn’t believe (or maybe you probably would,… Read More ›
Problems With Typos? Blame the Typo Demons
I want to share with you the details of a very real group of demonic entities that are out there and are responsible for the downfall of the writer. Now I’m not talking about critics or readers who post negative… Read More ›
Paying Homage to HP Lovecraft
If you are a lover of the works of Mr Howard Phillips Lovecraft (or maybe just like them a bit), you may enjoy this little story that contains more than a subtle nod to the master of supernatural horror. ‘My… Read More ›
