I’ve been thinking a lot about ebook publishing recently, so it was a moment of serendipity when I happened to talk to one of the writers I work with, only to learn that he’d just started an ebook publishing company. Co-founder Garry Pierrepoint says that Ebook Library will ‘revolutionise the way online books are marketed, [...] [...more]
If you want to get paid to write, then get some inspiration from someone who has. Nikki Leigh is a published author, who is currently promoting her latest book, Lady Lightkeeper, with a blog book tour. I’ve interviewed her today on my Writing Lab. Nikki answers questions on her writing process, her sources of inspiration [...] [...more]
One of the most baffling, and disappointing aspects of novel writing is the rejection letter. Many new writers are frustrated after receiving 5, 10, and even 20 rejection letters. Writers are told not to be disheartened, or quit submitting their manuscript to publishers. There is a better way to become published, but [...] [...more]
I didn’t always want to be a freelance writer. When I was little I wanted to be an architect. I loved creating new things out of nothing, putting pieces together and changing them around so they made more sense. My favourite toy was Meccano, which I liked for the same reasons - a girly girl [...] [...more]
Everyone’s got NaNo on the brain - everyone except me, that is. For about four years, I’ve had a novel outline languishing in a corner of my desk. It has stared at me reproachfully as I have done other jobs and written other things. I’ve felt guilty because I feel I haven’t stuck to it [...] [...more]
When I signed up with Lifetips several months ago, I didn’t know what I was letting myself in for. Within a short space of time I had written on fruit, video chat and conversational Spanish. Spanish meshed well with my previous experience and fruit was general knowledge, but to do video chat I had to [...] [...more]
I’m falling in love with TodayBooks.com. This might be the honeymoon period, because I’ve just had my second book listed with them. And it’s one that’s grown out of this very blog. Remember when I did a series of posts on search engine optimization and website promotion? Well, that turned into a presentation for Inspired [...] [...more]
I had another poem published on RITRO.com today. It’s called Not For Ladies. This was my take on the whole birth experience, so I’m sure many women will relate. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. [...more]
I’m on a roll with the poetry publishing. Last Friday I had another poem published on RITRO.com. It’s called Does It Matter? This one was inspired by a discussion with a friend on discrimination. Although we’d grown up in different places, we shared a lot of common experiences (thanks to the wonders of British colonialism). [...] [...more]
I found a good resource the other day. It’s called NewPages.com. The site has links to more than 100 online magazines where writers can get published. These are listed alphabetically and there are separate categories for poetry resources and literary sites. In addition, the site has links to print based literary mags and contests. It’s [...] [...more]
