Why Finding A Rock Star Editor Matters

If you want to become an author you need an editor. When I first ventured into the world of writing I thought I could do it all myself. Oh how naive i was. A self-published author CAN publish whatever they want. They shouldn’t though. They should publish only...

How An Introvert Writer Tackles Networking

What do you call a room full of strangers with no idea what they’re doing? A Networking Event! Some people love them, most people don’t. I personally like them, although a gigantic IF exists. I like them if they’re full of like minded people, but...

That Author Website Is Totes Good

The ultimate dream, to have someone come up to you and say, “wow, that author website of yours is totes good”. I’m not sure what I’d do. Would I thank them…hug them…punch them in the face? I guess you have to take such things as a compliment,...

An Aspiring Author & His Most Excellent Journey

Take my readers on a journey? I don’t know, this sounds like you want me to kidnap my fans. Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to run away and murder anyone, simply understand who your reader is and edge them along a particular route. Understanding who...

How I Keep My Author Platform Organised With Evernote

Ok, so your life is a mess. You have post it notes everywhere, and documents all over your laptop, and you know you wrote the name of that great Agent, somewhere, but you can’t for the life remember where. Let me introduce you to Evernote, the piece of God like...

How I Created My Author Videos

If you look around this site you’ll no doubt notice my face popping up from time to time. I wanted to make video a large part of what I do, not just for the initial launch, but moving forward. I feel video is a great way for an author to reach out to their...