I was reminded of this great record from the 70s recently, which was the inspiration for today's short story. I had finally fled from an abusive relationship, and against my better judgement allowed some friends to drag me off to a New Year’s Eve party at a hotel. My self-confidence was at rock bottom and …
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How to self-publish
For those of you who enjoyed my previous post 'How to become an author' I thought you might find this follow-up useful: Now that I have told you everything there is to know about being a writer I thought it was time to improve your knowledge of self- publishing. 😀 • You already have your beautifully …
Book Beasts
There are millions of books available so to get noticed authors rely on positive reviews from readers, and publicity from bloggers. I am lucky enough to have such support so this post is by way of a thank you to a lady who joked about her two dogs being featured. Take a bow boys. 😀 …
How to become an author in 20 easy lessons
It's done. My first attempt at self-publishing is complete and 'Spirit of Technology' is entered into the Amazon storyteller competition. All I need now are the reviews and I can start arranging the party on my new yacht. 😀 Meanwhile here's a little tutorial in case anyone thinks being an author is easy. Part …
Writer’s Procrastination
This might ring a few bells- and not just with authors. 😀 Oh the joy of leaving the business world with all its stress and politics far behind me. From now on I could be my own boss, working on my writing, creating wonderful stories and becoming a best-selling author. My name would be …
Writer’s support
Writing can be one of the loneliest professions. Even if we're not stuck away in the proverbial attic our quill pens or laptops are not the friendliest of company. Luckily the 'family' of authors are one of the most supportive groups I've ever come across. Having been there, done that and bought the printing paper …
The author’s tale
This story was inspired from two totally different sources. The loan of a cottage to allow fledgling writers tranquility is true, and the ghost story for Halloween was a prompt for a short story competition. As for the rest I'll leave you to decide how much is fiction. Thud! There it was again, the same …
