The Five Best Books on Writing Fiction

It’s a while since I wrote a blog containing writing advice, that’s for sure. 2012, I started. Way, way back when that first novel, What We Saw, was still in production. Why did I blog about writing itself when I was just a beginner writer? Mostly because...

Writing Tip 1: Planning For Pantsers

Figured I’d not done many posts on the actual process of writing for a long, long time. A good solution? Some bite-sized (possible, if I keep the waffle down, unlike now) blogs on some of the most important things I’ve learned in my three(!) years as a...

Four Daily Steps To Long Term Writing Success

Okay, so that title might’ve been a little clickbaity. I apologise. Blame the state of the internet. But the truth is, I believe there are four tasks that can be carried out each and every single day that ultimately lead to writing success, and probably success...

The Power of Pre-Orders

I’ve always been a little sceptical of pre-orders when it comes to ebooks. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great that Amazon and co opened up pre-orders to independent publishers and authors. It creates a level playing field with the big boys, and...

When Sales Slump…

I’ve had a few questions from readers about what to do when book sales slump, or how to kick sales off that haven’t even had chance to slump. I thought I’d answer very simply and publicly in this post with a few words of general advice and guidance....