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My musings about the world, self publishing, living abroad, and my author career.
Dragon Heir teaser
Dragon Heir publishes in just over a month! I am currently putting the finishing touches to the manuscript, so thought I would share a few teasers about the story here for you. It is dual point of view, as it follows both Birgith and Haydn. (And yes, SPOILER ALERT,...
Self publishing 28: email lists
For the next in my series of posts on self-publishing I am going to discuss email lists. These aren't actually limited to just self-published authors, as if you are traditionally published you might be interested in a mailing list as well, for all the same reasons....
Looking for short stories? I can help
I am super excited to share that I have a story in the next Fall into Fantasy anthology. This is a collection of fifteen short stories across all aspects of fantasy, and it will be publishing on the 21st September on Amazon. My story is a re-telling of Aladdin. And I...
Self publishing 27: serialisation
Another format to publish your stories in is through serialisation. That means putting small sections (episodes or chapters) out one at a time.This is a tried and tested way of publishing - most of Charles Dickens books were published a chapter at a time through...
Self publishing 26: printed versions
So far in my series about self-publishing we have mainly talked about the production of ebooks. Now, these aren't the only type of books that you can create. In fact, there are a myriad of different formats - paperback, hardback, large print, audiobook, serialisation,...
Fae Fair & Fae Secrets
It was a bit of a rush to the finish, but Fae Fair was published on 29th April. I even managed to have the paperback available for launch as well.And I have been blown over by the feedback that I've got so far. Reviews are really important to authors, as they help us...
Self publishing 25: Conferences
For my next post in this series on self publishing I am looking at conferences. These are a great way to keep learning about writing craft, as well as marketing. And they also allow you to network and meet other great authors in your genre you could, in the future,...
Fae Fair – Chapter One
Fae Fair – the first book in my epic fantasy series about fae, horses and magical bargains – is about to publish. So as an exclusive for my blog readers, here is the first chapter.Chapter One: The worst brother in the world Footsteps thumped up the stairs. Zoe slumped...
Self publishing 24: Bestseller lists
Being a best selling author is something that sounds impressive and many people have that as their goal when they start publishing. Whether being able to say that your book has been featured on a best seller list is something that drives sales is up in the air, but t...
Fae Fair is nearly here!
Fae Fair publishes in just over a month! Somehow that is not very long away now. It was so far away for ages and now it has almost crept up on me. I am pleased to say that I did get the manuscript to my editor on time, so we are on track to get everything ready for...
Self publishing 23: your ideal reader
One concept that really helps to clarify how to position your book in the market is the idea of your ideal reader. While you want as many people as possible to purchase and read your books, you also need to define exactly who you are targeting. With the myriad of...
Fae Bargains – available now!
I have reorganised my newsletter and made Fae bargains available for my subscribers as a free download. Fae Bargains is the prequel to the Lost Princess of Starlight series, and it was available as part of the Realms of Fae and Shadow anthology at the end of last...