Can you all believe it’s been a year since I quit my day job to become a full time writer? I know I can’t. It’s been one hell of a year (in a good way) and it has totally flown by. I thought it would be good to reflect on the last year and share … [Read more…]
It wouldn’t be Halloween month without a bit of a twisted tale would it? Those of you who have read my short story collection, Twisted tales 2, might recognise this story. Those of you who haven’t – if you like this story, you can grab it here for more dark stories with a twist. Here … [Read more…]
Welcome to October’s Blogger’s Would You Rather Halloween special. The series will run on the first Tuesday of every month. Each month, I will ask you three blogging related would you rather questions. Leave your answers in the comments – let’s have some fun with this! If you missed May’s edition, June’s edition, July’s edition, August’s edition … [Read more…]
Well, I survived my first ever blogging conference. Not just survived it, but actually enjoyed it. It was an amazing experience where I learnt a few tips and tricks I didn’t know and met some amazing people, some of whom I feel like I’ve been friends with for years but haven’t actually met in real … [Read more…]
You might remember in Thursday’s post, which was all about getting a literary agent to actually read your manuscript, I mentioned using your book’s elevator pitch. Today’s post will talk you through generating a killer elevator pitch for your book. What Is An Elevator Pitch And Why Do You Need One? An elevator pitch … [Read more…]
If you’re thinking of going down the traditional publishing route with your book, rather than self publishing, and you want to go with a big publisher, the first thing you will need is a literary agent. I often get asked how you actually go about getting a literary agent. The first things to do (such … [Read more…]
As you probably all know, this coming weekend is BlogOn. This will be my first ever blogging conference and I am a mix of excited and nervous (although more excited). As I’ve never been to a conference before, I don’t really know what to expect, but I’m sure it will be great. Laura (the organiser … [Read more…]
I’ve had my Facebook page for around eighteen months now. For the first seventeen months, I updated it with my blog posts and the occasional quote and that was pretty much it. I had a link to it on my blog and I tweeted that I had it, but I did no active promotion of … [Read more…]
Once a blog is a few weeks old, the emails from PRs usually start coming. These range from people begging for free work which is annoying and embarrassing for all concerned, to the “we have a budget of $5” (this token gesture is actually more insulting than just begging for free work), all the way … [Read more…]
I wanted to write a list of blog tips to help new bloggers build their audience, but then I got to thinking. Just because I do something a certain way, doesn’t necessarily mean you will want to. I asked myself what’s the best way to make sure the blog tips are well-rounded and work for … [Read more…]