News & Updates

New releases, work in progress, events & signings

New Releases & Work in Progress

News and updates, a brief update of what you’re working on, introduction to your process, call to action (click a post to find out more…

Book Reviews (What I’m Reading)

I’m an author first, but a reader second. I used to come home with a stack of library books as tall as me and finish them all in less than a week. I read about 5 books a month but I only review my favorites.

Events & Signings

Pictures of real-world events are great (even if events don’t really sell books, it’s still nice to show that professional author setup or signing).

Bestseller Blueprint

"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..." orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur...

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Castle writing retreat in France

Castle writing retreat in France

A few years ago I decided I wanted to run a creative commune and writing retreat in a European castle. We spent 3 months touring castle properties for sale, but didn't find anything good enough. Since then, however, we've started running writing retreats in castles....

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Edinburgh writing conference

Edinburgh writing conference

I'm self-conscious about this one because I pronounce it the way it looks, edin-BURG. We spent last winter in this city and loved it, so when the chance came to speak at a writing conference this summer we took it. We'll probably stay a month and soak up the haggis...

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Book marketing and author promotion

Here are some useful articles on building an author website that actually sells more books.

How to make a living with your writing

How to make a living with your writing

What is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book....

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Your Author Funnel

Your Author Funnel

I wrote recently about author funnels on Creativindie but the point was this: you can't try to give everything to everybody. You have to focus on the 95%. Who is going to visit your blog? Either people who know you, your name, your book's name - or people who don't....

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Favorite Places

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