First up for my e-pub ‘click to buy’ award, is White Lies and Custard Creams by Susan Alison. I actually read this a few months ago, and despite the fact that rom-com isn’t really my thing, the opening chapter was so convincingly written in terms of voice and energy that I had no hesitation in buying it. Is … Continue reading White Lies And Custard Creams: well worth e-reading
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will be aware of my dilemma about going for the self-publishing option, which is why I’ve been taking a particular interest in the recent crop of publish-to-kindle books issued by otherwise unpublished novelists. I think I’m trying to work out: a) ) how my own work compares … Continue reading e-publishing review
It’s customary to divide fiction-writers into plotters (work it all out before you start) and ‘pantsers’ (i.e. seat of pants, just write and work out the story as you go along) and because I had so many problems with the plot of my first novel, I always considered myself to be a fully paid up member of … Continue reading Seat of pants, gift of gab
For those who have not already met her, I’m delighted to introduce novelist Harriet Smart. I bumped into Harriet on Twitter and was interested in her passion for research and her take on self- (or should I say indie?) publishing. We have also been known to swap Tweets on less urgent matters like what’s on T.V. So … Continue reading Guest appearance: Welcome Harriet Smart
Yes, I’m a day early, but this is just a heads-up for my Special Guest who is due to arrive on Tuesday (okay, a day late) for a post-Halloween chat. The guest in question (go on you can peek if you want to) is a master (mistress) of disguise, a historian, novelist and technophile who may well … Continue reading Tricks, treats and a real live witch
Ali Bacon, Author 