It actually feels like I am writing a proper book now!
writing
Marketing Yet Again
If you are an independent at anything then marketing is always going to be a necessary evil. I have tried it and not enjoyed the experience but as yet I still cannot afford to pay someone else to do it for me. It is curious that in the early days my books used to sell themselves, especially through Amazon, but that no longer happens anymore
Pomerania 14
I knew that Pomerania was going to be something different from the moment I started writing the first draft, and not just simply because this manuscript is different to any other first draft that I have written before. The story possessed a force that appeared to be all of its own.
Pomerania 13
I have had an epiphany with regards to the ending of this book
In the Spotlight: A Laff From Lancashire
Susan Osbourne is a poet with a very perceptive sense of humour that turns even mundane events into happy vignettes of honest comedy
Happy Writing – The Flow of Words
I am not sure what motivates other writers, but this works for me. When the words flow and the mundane world disappears, I know that I am doing something good and worthwhile
Pomerania 12
Pomerania has been very much on my mind of late. I am beginning to feel guilty about not spending any time on it with regards to the actual writing. There is something at the heart of this book that is keeping it alive in my consciousness though
It Is Not As Easy As It Looks
Having recently moved onto WordPress's Premium plan for a website I knew that I would have some work to do to make it look exactly how I wanted it to. The suggestion is that this is relatively easy, but it is not. Unlike the previous software package that I used, Serif WebPlus, WordPress themes and blocks are not WYSIWYG, that is: they are not What You See Is What You Get!
Moving Forward
Compromise is not always a comfortable situation when you feel even a little bit creative, in fact it always seems a little less than genuine to me
The Sorrow Song Trilogy – One Volume to Contain them All
I told my wife that I thought that The War Wolf was a good story; she looked at me as if I was an idiot and exclaimed, 'of course it is!' It's uplifting to have that kind of encouragement!
Peter C Whitaker 