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To pave the way for the release of my new novel Dead Headz in 2026, I’m duty bound to promote the book that establishes the main characters and the apocalyptic world that dominate the new book. Flying Ant Day is the book in question. One of my favourite novels if I do say so myself, although reviews so far have been lukewarm. But you know your own mind so see if this floats your boat or sinks like a ship. FLYING ANT DAY BLURB It’s 2030, and junior eco-warrior extremists a

I'm talking a really bad book review. Like one star out of five. Like they would have given zero stars if that option were possible. Like they've said a child could have written better. Like they’ve used words like ‘terrible’, ‘awful’, ‘don’t bother. Like even though they got the book for free, they still thought it a waste of money! As you might have gathered by now, some of my books have been on the receiving end of such reviews. My first reaction when I read such rev

When you were a kid, or whenever you started dreaming of being a successful novelist, chances are you never dreamt of seeing your work on a mobile phone or tablet screen (probably because neither was around back then). A print copy you could hold in your hand and get others to hold in their hands was what it was all about. Seeing your name on a glossy dust jacket, your words beautifully typeset on high quality paper. Signing copies at your local bookstore in front of a queue

A free sample of a Christmas book this close to Christmas? What is this, Christmas come early? Here's an excerpt from The Ghost of Christmas Threeve by Jon Lymon. He flung his legs off the bed and assumed a sitting position. As he did so, he sensed the bedroom change colour from a pale grey/blue to a vivid yellow/orange like the sun making a rare December appearance. He turned back to the window to confirm no break in the slate grey sky. The source of the light was in the roo

Fans of this blog, and I know there's at least one of you, will no doubt be aware that I'm not averse to having a little rant. A vent. A bit of letting off steam time. And this one won't take long. It concerns changes to the spelling of words that I haven't been made aware of. I must have missed the email that said it was now OK to stop spelling these words the way I was taught to spell them, and OK to now spell them the way people used to mis-spell them. I am talking about t

The apocalypse caused by the World of the Powers begins with the election of a youth-led government in 2029, covered in Flying Ant Day and continues throughout the 2030s in Dead Headz (coming in 2026).

Tricky things to write, blurbs. Trying to condense multi thousand word novels into a couple of hundred? That’s not easy. But I put mine up for your perusal and look forward to any criticism or complements you send my way: LAST NIGHT AT THE STAIRWAYS by Jon Lymon Can one night change your life forever?Before celebrating his eighteenth birthday at The Stairways nightclub, Lloyd Parker is just a regular teenager struggling to find his place in the world. After the party, he wake

Established in my novel Flying Ant Day , I return to the crazy, apocalyptic World of the Powers in Dead Headz, coming in 2026.

Tricky things to write, blurbs. Trying to condense multi thousand word novels into a couple of hundred? That’s not easy. But I put mine up for your perusal and look forward to any criticism or complements you send my way: SELLER V by Jon Lymon As far as unreliable narrators go, John Peachcroft has got it licked. Although what isn’t in any doubt is his lack of success as an author. Sales of his 10 self-published books have ground to such a halt that his girlfriend has handed h

Tricky things to write, blurbs. Trying to condense multi thousand word novels into a couple of hundred? That’s not easy. But I put mine up for your perusal and look forward to any criticism or complements you send my way: THE PUB GARDENERS by Jon Lymon When made redundant from their careers in advertising, two desperate creatives, Darlington and Waverley, steal a van full of gardening equipment from the scene of their final ad shoot, and search for new meaning to their lives

A free sample of a Christmas book this close to Christmas? What is this, Christmas come early? Here's an excerpt from The Ghost of Christmas Threeve by Jon Lymon. He flung his legs off the bed and assumed a sitting position. As he did so, he sensed the bedroom change colour from a pale grey/blue to a vivid yellow/orange like the sun making a rare December appearance. He turned back to the window to confirm no break in the slate grey sky. The source of the light was in the roo

Tricky things to write, blurbs. Trying to condense multi thousand word novels into a couple of hundred? That’s not easy. But I put mine up for your perusal and look forward to any criticism or complements you send my way: THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS THREEVE by Jon Lymon On the worst day of Christmas, a true ghost gives to Nick Crosby the chance to start over and over and over. Technology Consultant Nick Crosby is hiding a guilty secret. No, two guilty secrets. But he’s determined

Tricky things to write, blurbs. Trying to condense multi thousand word novels into a couple of hundred? That’s not easy. But I put mine up for your perusal and look forward to any criticism or complements you send my way: FLYING ANT DAY by Jon Lymon It’s 2030, and junior eco-warrior extremists are a year into their first term as the government of the First World - formerly known as Northern Europe. Elected on a promise to put the needs of a dying planet before the wellbeing o

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A big fat zero. While most of my books post respectable sales in their early days, I’ve never once, not once, managed to get anyone to place a pre-order. Does that grate? Not really. But it would be another goal ticked off to get at least one pre-order in the bag for my forthcoming novel Dead Headz, which is out in the new year (2026). It’s not the point of this post to promote that work, which is still under construction BTW. Instead, I’d like to know how other indie w

To pave the way for the release of my new novel Dead Headz in 2026, I’m duty bound to promote the book that establishes the main characters and the apocalyptic world that dominate the new book. Flying Ant Day is the book in question. One of my favourite novels if I do say so myself, although reviews so far have been lukewarm. But you know your own mind so see if this floats your boat or sinks like a ship. FLYING ANT DAY BLURB It’s 2030, and junior eco-warrior extremists a

Confession time: I find it hard to review audiobooks. When you read a print version, you’ve got the text to refer to, serving as a reminder of character names and sections you’ve enjoyed which help with a review. Not so when someone’s reading to you, as Bob does with this. As with Bob’s other books , there’s a decent enough plot revolving around the relationship between Matt, a former bathroom salesman and Harriet, a current fraud lawyer, that seems to be going down the plu

A free sample of a Christmas book this close to Christmas? What is this, Christmas come early? Here's an excerpt from The Ghost of Christmas Threeve by Jon Lymon. He flung his legs off the bed and assumed a sitting position. As he did so, he sensed the bedroom change colour from a pale grey/blue to a vivid yellow/orange like the sun making a rare December appearance. He turned back to the window to confirm no break in the slate grey sky. The source of the light was in the roo

There’s only one surefire way for a writer to achieve zero sales, and that’s to write and publish precisely nothing. Nothing fails quite like failing to produce anything to get out there in the public domain. But what if you have published works and are still seeing a line of stubborn goose eggs on your sales dashboard? A novel that registers no sales. A short story collection you can’t even give away via a freebie offer? The temptation to give up, throw in the towel, c

The debate pages, sorry, rages. Will eEbooks spell an end to traditional hard and paperbacks? There's compelling evidence from the high street that they will. Music stores closing down. Bookshops disappearing from the scene faster than a murderer having claimed their victim in an opening chapter. People wandering around, heads buried in their phones and kindles, not hardbacks or paperbacks.But I say all's not doom and gloom for the traditional book. There's life in the old do