Vlogging

As I mentioned in my previous post, this year I will be going waaay out of my comfort zone and doing a video blog. If you've seen the weird comedy videos I do you might wonder why this makes me uncomfortable -- I think it's to do with being myself, instead of a character I …

Planning the Year Ahead

Happy New Year! January is the month of resolutions but I prefer to plan my year ahead because I've never been able to successfully give up chocolate or exercise, therefore, work goals feel more productive. So, here's a snapshot of my goals for part of next year (and yes, I'm aware March is missing, it'll …

How Self-Publishing is Perceived

The other day I googled 'publishing industry perception of self-publishing' because I was curious. I wanted to know if my choice was pissing people off - it's always good to know when you're offending the industry you hope one day to be welcomed into and one which you, ultimately, respect. After reading some truly horrible …

YALC for Self-Published Authors

Over the weekend the Young Adult Literature Convention UK was hosted at Olympia, London. It was the first time I've been and the third year it's been running and, as a self-published author, the experience was invaluable. Without a doubt, the moment that will stand out to me the most was when a young girl …

Love/Hate Self Publishing

Personally, even though I am a self-published author, I still have a love/hate relationship with self-publishing and, sadly, a lot of people still mistrust books that are published by authors themselves. On the one hand, I get it, I've read a couple of howlers and the reason the books I read didn't work wasn't just …