Author and Renaissance wannabe
We’re entering the end stage of the new novel, and are back in the difficult end of creating the book. The text is written, the editing is under way, the title selected and the cover being design, so now thoughts must turn to marketing. For …
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I’ve written before about the playlists I put together when writing, both for writing over all and sub-playlists for the moods in certain sections, but this time I’m going to share the music a bit more. As music plays a central role in many ofbthe …
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I love this part of publishing a new book! As a pre-cursor to working on the blurb proper, I’m created a new synopsis and description for my book for by friends at Blush (my designers), created a mood board of possible pictures (one in the …
Read MoreInteresting times at Derrick Towers. As my lovely baby is off for a line edit, and I’m starting on cover design, I sent my potential names from the previous post off to some beta readers and friends and… they seem to have a consesus on …
Read MoreThe change in title may also influence my use of a character name, and be too connected, but the truth is, I was never that enamoured of Wendy as Trent’s ex-girlfriend anyway. It doesn’t quite fit, and doesn’t have any particular links or allusions, which …
Read MoreWhat Should The Title Be? I’m heavily into the editing of what was previously The Glass Onion (until the Netflix film stole my thunder), and am starting to look towards the covers and the blurb, but before that I need to decide on a new …
Read MoreJust a quick post today to help ameliorate my massive guilt for not posting for a while. The past month has been a clasic example of karma for me, as following my bragging that I managed to avoid Covid and stay healthy… yup, that’s right, …
Read MoreI’m currently so enamoured of writing I’ve been sitting here for 15 minutes trying to decide whether this post should be titled ‘Hump’ or ‘Slump’. I’m sure you get the gist. I’ve rather fallen out of love with my own writing at the moment. All …
Read MoreI know, it’s been an age since I posted, hasn’t it? Sorry about that but unfortunately I had external forces (I’ve been off sick) meaning I wasn’t at my keyboard much. Never fear, I’m back. Having said that, I don’t have a great deal to …
Read MoreI mentioned earlier that there were two novels I’d completed drafts of, which were both finished during my career break, and I’m splitting my time a little between the two as we move to the next phase. This second story is my bikers/ skateboarders lit …
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