by admin | May 1, 2020 | My journey
I thought it might be interesting to some of you, to show my thought process for creating the cover for my upcoming book “Den Of Snakes” which is currently on pre-order on Amazon (just search for the title to find it). As a self-published author with...
by admin | Mar 22, 2020 | Muses
James Patterson once said that for authors; ‘Sometimes it helps to be a little bit schizophrenic’. It was comforting to me to hear him say this and to also hear other authors talk about the ‘crazy voices in their heads,’ as it goes some way to explaining why one of my...
by admin | Oct 12, 2017 | Digital marketing, My journey
This week, I have spent a few days upgrading the web aspect of my author platform. I changed the layout to focus on my short story and my forthcoming novel. The effort also included setting up sign-up forms and automated marketing emails for subscribers. This post is...
by admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Social media
I am a social media whore. Always have been. Yet I had held off adding an Instagram account until now for one simple reason; I hadn’t decided how to make specific use of it. Instagram, just like every other social media platform, has certain strengths, but what...
by admin | Aug 8, 2017 | My journey
How important is the Three-Act Structure? If you have been following my journey on Twitter today you will know that I decided to compare how closely (or not) my first draft is to the classic Three-Act Story Structure. Whilst there is no strict rule that...