• This is my first post for Writer Promo Friday, just to give back to recent followers I have met through Instagram, in the spirit of authors [...]

  Writer Promo Friday – part 1

  January 28, 2022
• This weekend I’ve been taking a moment to reflect on how many drafts my forthcoming novel, The Buddha’s Bone, has been through. It [...]

  How many novel drafts until a book is complete

  October 10, 2021
• With only four weeks until The Buddha’s Bone is released into the great wide world, it’s time to start the celebration countdown. [...]

  Novel excerpt from The Buddha’s Bone – one month countdown to publication

  September 25, 2021
• It has been an intense week for me. Since I got my new laptop on 29th July, specifically one with enough RAM to power Kindle Direct Publishing [...]

  Typesetting and formatting a book for publication – what I’ve learned

  August 8, 2021

• As July draws to a close, it’s time for another literary check-in. Back in mid-June I had started the summer season with a checklist of [...]

  Summer writing update

  July 30, 2021
• 2021 has been a frustrating year for me on a publishing and personal level, but for the purpose of this post I’ll be sticking to my [...]

  Why I’ve decided to start my self-publishing journey

  July 7, 2021
• If you’ve read my blog post on 22nd February about my experiences of traditional, hybrid and self-publishing, you’ll know that [...]

  Traditional publishing frustrations – why I’m preparing to go Indie

  March 17, 2021