Diligence
As writers, most of us want to share our stories with a greater audience. Yes, we write for ourselves. But once the story is completed, we want others to read … Continued
self-publishing
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Audience Assemble!
Every piece of writing has an audience. It might be a magazine’s readership, or it might just be for yourself when you vent into your diary or write up a … Continued
Being a Busybird – Chocolate Biscuits Included
For several weeks now I have been interning at Busybird Publishing, a small publishing house run by husband and wife super duo, Blaise van Hecke and Kev Howlett. This place … Continued
Control Your Own Destiny
Years ago, the only viable and credible alternative when it came to publishing was to submit to a commercial publisher and hope your book got accepted. Self-publishing (also known as … Continued
NaNoWriMo Lessons
Last October, when my daughter was almost a year old, I decided that after a year of minimal progress on my writing projects, it was time to get back into … Continued
A Lofty Goal
If you’ve been a regular reader of [untitled], then you’ll know that we started it (way back at the end of 2008) as a vehicle for mainstream and popular fiction, … Continued
Approaching Revision — Part I
The Little Things Something regular to this blog is the demand (the harassment, really) for revision. That’s great in theory, but if you don’t know what you’re looking for, … Continued
Just Write
We may all have ideas for a great book. We may even have a few chapters down. And we might even have time available to write – or, if not, … Continued