The Grand Vlogging Experiment
Some of you may have recently noticed my blogging schedule has gone a bit off the rails. When I say a bit, I mean it’s kamakazied off a bridge and exploded. The reason for this is a basic one, if I...
View ArticleLessons Learnt From Fiction Unboxed
This is how successful indie authors do it y’all! Welcome to the first video in my little vlogging experiment, where I break apart the Fiction Unboxed writing series presented in June by the guys...
View ArticleThe Importance Of Metadata & Publishing in ALL Formats – Inadvertent Lessons...
When Stephen King released his book Joyland as a print-only release I don’t think these were the lessons for authors he had in mind. Just as I don’t think Ms Emily Schultz would have believed she’d end...
View ArticleHELP! On Rewriting Blurbs
So I’ve recently been examining why my Facebook comedy novel ‘The Grand Adventures of Madeline Cain’ isn’t selling like a newly released Stephen King novel on speed. Apart from a) it not being a horror...
View ArticleHelp Me Choose The Title For My Latest Novel
On Wednesday I talked about rewriting the blurb for my first Facebook comedy novel, ‘The Grand Adventures of Madeline Cain’. Now I need your valuable opinions on the second book in the series. I plan...
View Article3 Ways Indie Authors Can Use Skype To Connect With Readers
The best thing about being an indie author is that your book is available across the world! But unfortunately, until teleporters are invented and we voluntarily agree to being broken down into...
View ArticleProject Reveal – Story City: A Story Telling App
After three months of secret squirrel business, I’m finally ready to reveal this secret project I’ve been working on. Who hasn’t read a story where they wished they could actually be inside it? See the...
View ArticleA Simple Way To Build Your Author Brand
One of the greatest mountains an independent author has to climb is the Mountain of Legitimacy. In the past, if you were traditionally published, you were a real boy (author) and your work was clearly...
View ArticleHave A Character Named After You
I’m very excited to announce that the second book in my Madeline Cain series, Madeline Cain: Adventures In Fashion, is set to be released on the 29th of December. The book will be available for...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Box Sets & Collaboration
There is an idea I have been toying with for a while, one I’ve seen many successful indie authors at the top of their game try and pull off successfully. I am of course talking about joining forces...
View ArticleFreshly Minted Circuits
Today’s guest post is from the wonderful Christine McPaul whom I met at the Hardcopy seminars in Canberra several months ago. I asked her to give a snap shot of how she sees reading and the consumption...
View Article6 Tips for Writing Faster
I’m always keen on different techniques I can use to maximise my writing time, especially since starting my own App business this year. While I don’t necessarily agree that writing faster gives you a...
View ArticleHow Poetry Can Strengthen Your Writing Craft
I love hearing new methods for improving the order and shape of sentences. It’s hard as you’re writing and editing to feel like you’re creating something that is new and unique and worthy of reading....
View ArticleHelp Me Choose The Title For My Latest Novel
On Wednesday I talked about rewriting the blurb for my first Facebook comedy novel, ‘The Grand Adventures of Madeline Cain’. Now I need your valuable opinions on the second book in the series. I plan...
View Article3 Ways Indie Authors Can Use Skype To Connect With Readers
The best thing about being an indie author is that your book is available across the world! But unfortunately, until teleporters are invented and we voluntarily agree to being broken down into...
View ArticleProject Reveal – Story City: A Story Telling App
After three months of secret squirrel business, I’m finally ready to reveal this secret project I’ve been working on. Who hasn’t read a story where they wished they could actually be inside it? See the...
View ArticleA Simple Way To Build Your Author Brand
One of the greatest mountains an independent author has to climb is the Mountain of Legitimacy. In the past, if you were traditionally published, you were a real boy (author) and your work was clearly...
View ArticleHave A Character Named After You
I’m very excited to announce that the second book in my Madeline Cain series, Madeline Cain: Adventures In Fashion, is set to be released on the 29th of December. The book will be available for...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Box Sets & Collaboration
There is an idea I have been toying with for a while, one I’ve seen many successful indie authors at the top of their game try and pull off successfully. I am of course talking about joining forces...
View ArticleFreshly Minted Circuits
Today’s guest post is from the wonderful Christine McPaul whom I met at the Hardcopy seminars in Canberra several months ago. I asked her to give a snap shot of how she sees reading and the consumption...
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