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...
by Clarissa | Nov 23, 2018 | writing |
This post contains affiliate links. I have published my first short story on Amazon! And the second is available to preorder. The Weaver’s Daughter One summer’s evening Kyra comes face to face with the Shadeling, a monster that has been terrorising her village...
by Clarissa | Nov 19, 2018 | writing |
I have been rather vague about exactly what I’m planning to do to launch my writing career, partly because the details of it keep changing as I get new ideas. But I am now ready to let you all know what my plan is for the next few months at least, which is not...
by Clarissa | Nov 12, 2018 | family, personal |
Given that Christmas is coming round the corner I thought I would take a break from my usual blogging topics and write a list of toys that my children love and have loved for the last few years. As my children are now four and seven years old we’re talking about...
by Clarissa | Nov 5, 2018 | writing |
I’ve added a page to my blog listing links to stories and other pieces I’ve written. As I publish more things elsewhere I will add to it, so I hope it will grow in the future. But for now it has a respectable number of links on it! And if anyone would like...
by Clarissa | Oct 31, 2018 | Self publishing |
This is the first in a new series of blog posts documenting how to succeed with self-publishing. They will follow along as I do them and also be my story of how I did it. I hope they will help others succeed too, as well as providing me with a record of...
by Clarissa | Oct 29, 2018 | personal |
My parents sold their house last week. The house they’d lived in since I was small. My first memories are when we moved into that house aged three – walking with my dad through the dining room, taking big steps over the rolls of carpet on the floor. The...
