20 Steps to Self-Publishing your Novel

I write about self-publishing a lot and I thought I'd condense everything into one easy to follow post. Most of the items I've linked to more in-depth step-by-step guides to help you with self-publishing. If I had a time machine this is how I would have self-published my first novel. Here is your self-publishing checklist: …

Etsy Shop

Just a quick post to let you know that I've opened an Etsy shop to sell signed copies of Rebellion. My intention is to eventually start selling other book related things, like, prints of my artwork, bookmarks etc. However, that side of things I'm going to take my time over as I need to focus …

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 …

On Form, Cotswolds and a bit of Writing

I feel like I should write a blog post about something as I haven't been particularly diligent lately but I don't really know what to write about. I could write about writing -- I wrote 7,000 words last Friday and I have been in a coma ever since. It will forever be my PB as …