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I saw the technique at work in Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz , and became frustrated. Some books can pull you in without revealing their...

A free sample of The Zombie Cop ? What is this, Christmas come early? The Duke’s eyes flicked open. Rodwell already at the window,...

There's been a mini backlash against the old adage about writing about what you know recently. And I'm right behind it. The only thing I...

I've been spoonfed to the point of sickness the advice to make each character sound distinctive in terms of what they say, and how they...

Michael Caine . Cliff Richard . That other fella. They've all changed their names and found success. So why not a book, I ask you? It...

It took a while for me to write this. I had the title ages ago… and… well, you know, other things got in the way.   Enough cheese....

Blubbering into your laptop.   That’s how having to write your book synopsis can leave you (and it’s such a technical sounding word!)  ...

Vicious Circle   Danny Gibb had a U-bend scar on his face that his girl used to like. Said it gave him character. Made him look hard. But...

Another freebie from Jon Lymon, this time a free excerpt from the Jake Rodwell Zombie Series Part 2, A Killing Spree and Some Bloody...

First up, this book wins an accolade that no subsequent work can ever take away from it, (cue drumroll): Immortal , by Dean Crawford is...

I like pubs a lot, to the extent that I have invested several thousand of my hard-earned in them over the years. So it’s always sad to...

Cards on the table – I can’t stand AI in any form in the creative industries. There’s no need for it. Develop your own talent, people....

Flying Ant Day. Such a big event, they named a book after it. Or at least I did. Although my Flying Ant Day contains not a single...

How to grade magic when, let’s face it, most of it is trickery, sleight of hand and distraction? Well, let’s just give these people...

I've seen this several times from ebook reviewers in my (so far fruitless) search to find someone to review my books: reviewers asking...

Tuck in to a free helping of Jon Lymon's Jake Rodwell zombie apocalypse series A Big Bluff and Some Green Stuff : Not for the first time...

What great value an Amis novel is. I don't subscribe to his father Kingsley's view that he should show off his literary talents a little...

Nobody wants to interview you. That's the first reality of self serve author interviews that needs to be dealt with here. As an unknown,...

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....

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...