May was another month when I got through fewer books than usual. I am really busy preparing my manuscript for my murder/mystery comedy novel for a "Pitch to the Publisher" day in late June, and sorting out the printing and release arrangements for "Pete and the Persian Bottle", so sadly I have less time to …
Editing done, cover to go!
Well the editing is finalised, and I am hopeful that all anomalies, weird spelling and miscellaneous bits have been taken care of. Now I have to get the cover sorted. In the past I have only self-published e-books, so covers have been a simple 1 page, front cover job (and yes I know that I have …
The joys of editing (not)
I am about to release my first print-version novel (well I'm releasing it in July) and I am in the process of the final edits. Yes, you read that correctly. I am still editing. Editing is my second least favourite part of the writing process (marketing takes the number one position and always will). I am …
The joys of short books
As anyone who regularly reads my blog will know, I love reading, and I love reading a wide variety of books, magazines and journals. There is nothing I love more than shorter novels, novellas, short stories and short chapters. This is not to say that I discard the more weighty tomes, but in terms of …

