Branching out. It’s been a funny old year. In a good way, I mean. I started 2015 with the familiar writer-inbox staring game familiar to anyone who has both a Labrador and a biscuit tin. And then, as if by magic (because it was certainly magical at the time) I had a book deal for …
Tag: The Silent Hills
Story time
An early form of tablet, which wasn’t very portable. As the old joke* goes, “What’s the difference between a short story and a novel?” Answer: The word count. Ask any creator of short fiction and they will tell you how much focus and effort and, well, creativity it takes to produce a work of short …
Aqueducts
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, …
I’d just like to thank…
Well, all of you really. (The ones who voted, anyway!) I’m thrilled to announce that The Silent Hills won its general short story category in the recent Preditors & Editors Readers’ Poll: http://www.critters.org/predpoll/final_tally_shortstory.ht Needless to say – but I’ll say it anyway – everyone at Musa Publishing is delighted with the result, especially as The …
Should some acquaintance be forgot?
Like the two-headed god, Janus, who looks to the past and the future, I like to use the new year to both review what has been and prepare for what will be. Here are some ideas for things – and people – to set aside in the coming year 1. Email. By which I mean: …