I was chatting over email today with writing buddy Rosen Trethivick about Kindles, ebooks and the joy of self-publishing (well, editing and formatting at this stage of the game). She asked me about my ebooks and I mentioned my e-publisher Musa. Having passed on some useful info about KDP Select, she asked me, not unreasonably, …
Month: June 2012
I’ve got it covered!
As the edit to end all edits trundles along, I’m finding that those old project management skills are worth their weight in spreadsheets.One of the trickiest activities has been choosing the cover design. Now, thanks to the generosity of my former editor and designer at Saga Whyte Press, Annemarie Skjold, that’s no longer an issue. I …
Time and Tide
One of the great things about being in touch with nature is witnessing the flow of the seasons and experiencing it in a tangible way. You can do this through the seasonal food you eat or by paying attention to what is growing in the wild. Right now, elderflower is in abundance an that can …
The Magic of Writing
Knowledge will only take you so far… I thought I’d take a short break from editing Covenant, my first novel (not counting I wrote while at school, which fortunately never saw the light of day). I’ve wrestled with some of the wordier sentences, understanding what I was trying to say but wondering whether some of …
The End of the Affair
With few exceptions, most of the posts you will ever read about the practice of writing, anywhere on the Internet, will be positive. Sure, there’ll be the occasional I submitted my novel to 11 agents…’ but the punchline will usually be, ‘and the 11th submission came up trumps’. This post will be a little bit …
Authors & Books – Stained Glass Summer by Monday Hardwick
Many writers will tell you that the story chose them. There they were, having a coffee at home or dozing on a train, and then WHAM, a voice or a face or gem of an idea appears. That’s how a story of mine, The Superhero Club arrived on the page, and Musa Publishing signed it …