Academic, writer, storyteller, digital creator.
Many aspiring writers often struggle with breaking their new novel up into chapters – in knowing where and how to end a chapter and start the next, or how to split a body of text into chapters or sections. Many writers – myself included – also find writing confined to a regimen of chapters restrictive,…
In 2020 I posted an article entitled “Which Self-Publishing Platform – Or All Of Them?” in which I described my contemporary strategy of posting my books for sale via several self-publishing platforms simultaneously. The main benefits of this strategy, I argued then, was that I could reach more outlets internationally rather than limiting the distribution…
In this episode I’ll be showing you how I revamped an old sewing machine table that was very worse for wear – and how you can too!
“Where can I find your books?” A reader’s question – and a writer’s dilemma. After all, readers are likely to find your books where you, the author, have put them. Levity aside, as far as self-publishing authors are concerned, I’ve found that many of my peers will simply choose one publishing platform and then stick…
Good morning, friends and fans! In this five-part series of short articles aimed at fellow writers – but also at anyone who might be interested in the process of writing and publishing, I will dispense some pearls of wisdom garnered from my years of personal experience, about publishing (and self-publishing) in order to give you…
Hello, friends and fans, There used to be a perception years ago that a writer who made use of self-publishing services was not a published “proper” author. In fact, back in the day, such authors who paid for publishing services were dismissed and criticized (often harshly) as ‘pretenders’ and wannabes, and the presses that offered…
Hello there, friends and fans! Let’s talk about belief. It’s amazing – and also quite frightening – how some people seem to be more concerned with what other people believe about anything, rather than concerning themselves with their own private beliefs. Typically this is even more true when it comes to religious beliefs.