by Clarissa | Dec 28, 2018 | Self publishing, writing |
Just writing a piece of novel-length prose is hard enough, but then you have to polish it and revise it to make it even better. The first draft of a story is often referred to as a vomit draft – just writing it all down as fast as you can to get it out. And then...
by Clarissa | Dec 20, 2018 | food, writing |
One of the things I enjoy doing is cooking. I love baking, and making meals from scratch. My Mum us an awesome cook, and growing up we were privileged to have good quality and varied food, which is something I emulate in my family. But I never really started cooking...
by Clarissa | Dec 10, 2018 | writing
One thing I’ve found recently is that there are alot of tools and services that are being targeted at me as an author. With the rise of self-publishing there is also the rise of people selling things to those who want to self-publish. And while some of those are...
by Clarissa | Dec 6, 2018 | writing
My next short story is live now on Amazon and free through Kindle Unlimited. What Jack found Five year old Jack finds a fairy in his garden, and so he and his mother find themselves entangled in a conflict between rival fairy clans. Surrounded by fairies wielding...
by Clarissa | Dec 3, 2018 | writing |
I published a book. A short story on Amazon. And people are buying and reading it. And I can’t make up my mind whether I am excited that people are actually reading it, or disappointed that more people aren’t! Every time I think about it my attitude is...
by Clarissa | Nov 27, 2018 | Self publishing, writing |
In the previous post in this series I wrote about the importance of sitting down to write. You can’t succeed self publishing books if you have nothing to publish. As well as writing, and the pure drive to get words on the page, you need to be looking to improve...
