The icy leap A few years back, I used to live two or three hundred yards from the Thames. I swam a lot, often a mile or two… Harry 28 January 2022 9 Comments
How to find time to write Squeezing writing in around other commitments We’re coming to the end of January now, and if you’re anything like me, you might find those new… Esther 25 January 2022 1 Comment
What do you want? One of the challenges that assails self-published writers is the sense that everything is important. You should have a mailing list – you should have… Harry 21 January 2022 4 Comments
The flash of gold Our family has a tradition in which my wife and I bury some ‘treasure’ and some time after Christmas the children find it. A couple… Harry 14 January 2022 11 Comments
Who owns your book? A message for the New Year Who owns your book? That sounds like a nice, simple question, so here are four answers to choose from. Who owns your book – the… Harry 7 January 2022 9 Comments
What have you achieved this year? Looking ahead to a brilliant 2022 This is the last newsletter of 2021 and as such is the perfect opportunity to look forward to the… Esther 21 December 2021 0 Comments
‘Surviving Christmas with Chronic Illness’ Have a read of my article, written for Fibromyalgia Action UK: https://fmauk.org/latest-news-mainmenu-2/articles-1/49-getinvolved/1465-erica-fibromyalgia-at-christmas Please let me know your thoughts via the post or social media –… ERICA 20 December 2021 4 Comments
What do you want? I mean, really? I know an author – she works for Jericho Writers – who always wanted a two-book deal with a commercially ambitious Big 5 publisher. So… Harry 17 December 2021 12 Comments
Bursary opportunities open right now Funding opportunities for writers If money is feeling a little tight this year, this newsletter contains some exciting opportunities from all over the world to… Esther 14 December 2021 0 Comments
The opposite of Mr Koontz Last week we pondered the awkward prose and strange success of Dean Koontz. Today – rather stupidly – I’m going to do the opposite. Our… Harry 10 December 2021 37 Comments