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Time to Write
It’s that time when New Year’s resolutions are made to be broken and plans to work off the extra timber are naively put in place. The gyms make a fortune out of good intention and false hope, while the diet industry laps up the extra attention. In short, humans are creatures of habit. I am…
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And a bit longer again!
The last time I wrote here, my book, Akresha, was new and the centre of my attention. Since then, much has changed, in the form of further books. I have a small body of work that I wish to publish, but the temptation to write more is somewhat compelling. Which is strange, bearing in mind…
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It has been a while
The launch of Akresha came and went, without too much of a hoo haa. It was fun and I enjoyed the kudos of becoming a published writer. I watched the Amazon sales figures for a few days, but that just became depressing. I looked at various marketing strategies, but the looked difficult and expensive. So……
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Akresha (and a little more).
Hows it going then? Seems strange to start with a question, but in this case, the most obvious way to lead into a sales talk. In fairness, I did not expect a huge amount of sales from Akresha as it is my first novel and my marketing skills are bluntly, rubbish, but I am pleased…
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Akresha has landed
I give thanks that the above is not true, but it is a good way of saying that Akresha is now out and available in a multitude of places (Links to follow). The next part is arguably the hardest and that is getting the book into the public arena. I refer to a quote that…
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Akresha – How and why
Akresha is as much about the journey as the end product. The process of creating the work intrigued me, but why I created it is possibly more interesting and relevant. Akresha was written a number of years ago, with no intention to publish, it was my first attempt at writing a novel length piece of…
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Soldiering on….
Moving on, from the notes that I wrote last week, I have decided to add a military angle to “Creased”. It is the first time that I have attempted to incorporate such material into a novel and I am enjoying it. I have a military background and have found it easy to add poignant facts…
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Seven Days?
I did not realise how long it is since my last blog. Doesn’t time fly when you work nights…? During the time, I have been working on my novel plot and have arranged some good quality ideas and scenes. For the first time, in a long time, I am looking forward to writing again. The…
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Where to go from here?
As this is a personal blog, I will not be plugging any writing plans, methods or products. However, I must say that SCRIVENER is awesome! If there is one product that I would advise, it would be this. It just makes life easy, so I use it all the time now. Worth a punt if…
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Things Change again!
I will be honest and say that the last year has not been fun. Battling with an illness that strikes without warning and without reason has tested my patience to the limit and killed my career as a content writer. I am not concerned. What has happened cannot be changed and I now find myself…
I am always write! 