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#BookReview The Kalarthri by H.M. Clarke #YAFantasy
I’m breaking my own rule here, and reviewing a book I can only give 3*** Why? Because it had the potential to be so good – promising world-building, great characters, and some really lovely descriptive passages. Read on, and you’ll understand why I couldn’t give a higher score. Blurb Taken. Owned. But never broken. They […]
Time for some #funnies #humour #humor
I’ve just had a hectic work week, and alongside the heartache of losing two of our rescue dogs within 2 weeks of each other (both elderly, so not unexpected, but it’s still a wrench), I’ve decided it’s time for a bit of levity. Animal themed this time. And as a tribute, a photo of our […]
Dabbling with AI image creation
As a creative, I’ve been pretty resistant to the idea of using AI. But it isn’t going to go away, and I don’t want to be left behind, so when I entered FRAGILE for a competition, and opted for an associated promo which includes a World Building Showcase, I realised I was going to need […]
Surviving #StormAmy
I had planned on another book review this week, but the last few days have been rather taken up with pre-empting property damage, and managing everyday chores, during our first major storm of the year: Cyclone Amy – the product of Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda churning close to each other, causing a rapid pressure […]
The new alternative to #NaNoWriMo
All those many writers who joined NaNoWriMo and found it a fantastic tool to really focus on their writing for the month of November, with the goal of producing 50K words to ‘win’, were devastated when, after 20 years, the announcement came this last spring that it had closed down for good. Well, now there […]
Brief #blogging hiatus
Life has taken over for a short while – it’s the peak of competition season and I simply don’t have the time to devote sufficient attention to producing quality blog posts, so there will be a short break in my publishing series and general updates. If you’re not familiar with my day job: this was […]
#Pricing your book to sell (self publishing part 12)
We’ve now reached the point in your publishing journey where we are almost ready to press the ‘PUBLISH’ button, but first you have to decide how much you want to charge for your work. These are the first selections you need to make before entering your price: KDP Select If you choose to enrol your […]
#Gardening in the #ScottishHighlands
Another busy week, another update on the garden. Oh, and the WIP! Yes, I’ve found a few small gaps in my schedule for writing, and I’m thrilled to say I have started work on the climax scene. That leaves under 2 chapters to go until FRAGILE is complete. I’ve loved working on it, although not […]
More #garden pics #ScottishHighlands
More pics from the garden this week as the colour continues to develop with the glorious weather we’ve had. The ceanothus is such an intense colour To either side, the escallonias are in flower Behind this, you can see the Sambuca ‘Black Lace’ with its pretty pads of pink flowers The other side of these, […]
Whatever happened to #FreeSpeech? Apparently making a truthful and accurate report, and naming the company that cold calls you, may be treated as libel.
Having been threatened with legal action by the company I now cannot name, but will refer to as ‘The Company’, over my posts describing my experiences with their approach, I have deleted the offending material, along with the hundreds of comments in support of my conclusion: that their author interview is so expensive that the […]
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