I’ve seen a lot of social media posts recently lamenting authors who info dump at the start of their book. “The first chapter is not about this!” or “Start the first chapter on something exciting”… The First Chapter of Your Book I am assuming these posts are referring to drafts, rather than […]
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The NormalNess Podcast – Season 2 Episode 3 – The Secret Ingredient Of
The NormalNess Podcast – Season 2 Episode 3 – The Secret Ingredient Of In this episode, I read an except from my new book, The Secret Ingredient Of. You can listen below or subscribe via iTunes or Spotify. Links: My Books The Secret Ingredient Of – from your preferred online retailer The Secret Ingredient […]
Rocking and Rolling
Early this morning, I woke up from a dream. In this dream, I was on the 11th floor of an apartment block. I don’t know much about the floor, the rooms and spaces, but there were a lot of people around. There was immediate lightning and thunder; clearly a storm was upon us. […]
Introducing: The Secret Ingredient Of…
It’s time! Step right up! My first book launch of 2020 has arrived. From today, you can purchase The Secret Ingredient Of at your preferred online bookstore or direct. Introducing: The Secret Ingredient Of… What’s it all about? Well, it’s basically about me making fun of cooking shows. And chefs. And ingredients. […]
Book Review: On Writing by Charles Bukowski
On Writing was a book I accidentally came across in a library catalogue and deliberately got out on loan. On Writing by Charles Bukowski I loved this book. It talked about writing however you want. Including mentions of being an author who doesn’t care about spelling. I admire the pre-internet ability to […]
It Has All Been Done
Nothing is original any more. It has all been done before. I’ve seen that idea somewhere else. Who DOESN’T know this? It Has All Been Done Yep, it probably has all been done before. So What? Not everyone has heard what you heard in formative years. Sometimes it didn’t stick […]
My Way, My Pace
I was going to publish a book in January, but then I decided not to. Here’s why. My Way, My Pace In order for it to get done, I would have had to “hustle” (shudder) to get editing, covers and sales copy ready. And you know what? I was still on […]
Practical Planning for Writers
I don’t think I know many people who are full time writers. Most of us are doing our writing around jobs, businesses, families and a dozen other variables that make up our lives. So how do you make planning practical for writers? Practical Planning for Writers Without further ado, there are the […]
Fighting The Editing Muscle
I’m writing a few different books these days. I generally try to just get a draft done, then worry about details later. But I am wondering if fighting the editing muscle means that it develops my story in a different way. Fighting The Editing Muscle Note To Self I often leave notes […]