Curiosity led me there. Back in 2014 I wanted to know more about fellow Australian author, Christian Baines, so I googled. I discovered he had a short ebook titled The Prince and the Practitioner. What struck me first was its cover. I'm a visual person and the quality of the artwork sparked my interest. Who was the publisher? Art …
Cleaning out the closet.
A friend of mine is big on numerology. She told me that since my last birthday I have entered a year where I'm going to be more proactive. She's right. Something has definitely changed. If you're familiar with my blogs you'll probably know two things. The first is that between each draft of any of …
Sharing Advice from Writers
Over the last seven weeks I have been blessed by a team of talented authors who shared their tips in a series of guest blogs. This has been a wonderful experience, not only because of the feedback I received from readers, but in making myself rethink some of my own practices. I'm a member of the Australian Society …
Plotter or Pantser?
I was asked this question for an author interview recently and had to look it up, even though I worked out what it meant without quite knowing how pantser worked into the concept. For those still uninitiated, a plotter plots their books before they type a single letter, and a pantser flies by the seat of …
Review equals publicity
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the importance of reviews to an author. In fact, next week, Bold Stroke's author Michael Vance Gurley has his own views on the topic as my guest blogger. But this week I want to share some experiences I've had in the past month regarding reviews. Reviews equal publicity. Part …
Someone out there, give me a review!
Last week's guest blogger, 'Nathan Burgoine, once posted his Christmas wish list on his own website. Quiet simply, he wanted reviews. Any author with a book newly released understands his sentiment. When my ebook Nate and the New Yorker came out, I spent weeks searching for reviews. Any writer will admit that this becomes a habit. You're …
What is Gay Lit?
I'm excited. Why? Over the coming weeks I'm going to publish a very special Q&A blog series looking at gay themed literature. And to help me are several guests who have their own unique insights. You'll meet a reviewer, a representative from a major GLBT publisher, and an author who co-produces a podcast about modern gay writing. …
Rejected by a Reviewer
I had a unique experience recently. There's one reviewer who I like to read, especially when he's writing about one of my books. It's one of the rare vanity moments we have as authors. What I like about this reviewer is that within his critique, he offers advice to the writer. In the past he hasn't …
Are we talking more but saying less?
About a year ago, an author friend posted up the potential cover for her upcoming novel and asked for feedback. I said that although I loved the individual graphic elements of the design, they didn't work together. To me this was a fair comment to the question that had been posed. The same question that had been …
5 Tips for Writing a Novel
Although I'm not a newbie in the world of novels, I'm far from being a best selling author with a plethora of titles under my belt. But that doesn't mean I haven't learned from my own experience. Professionalism please! A while ago I hosted other writers sharing short stories about the Afterlife on this blog. I …
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