I couldn't resist. I read a very interesting article by Mark Lefebvre of Kobo Writing Life and Ali Parker, a new and successful author, entitled The Secret to Marketing Your Book Series. The article is on Freebooksy's Blog (they are a well-known book promotion and review site, similar to Bookbub and Bookgorilla) and so it… Continue reading Indie-bum publishing: Children of the Shaman goes free (again)
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Bookgorilla author pages
I've started running around (like a headless chicken) creating lots of new pages for myself. First up, I was discovered a new offer from Bookgorilla, who will create a free author page for you, on the basis that you work to share the link to the best of your ability. I'm just road-testing this now, and will report back later on.
Starting Out as an Indie Author: Ebook Pricing
Author Ruth Nestvold on the pitfalls of pricing for indie writers. Defnitely worth a read, as this is a topic that gives me a lot of sleepless nights!
Speculative Fiction Showcase
A recent new release from the Blog that I share with Cora Buhlert, the Speculative Fiction Showcase. (Since I was ill, Cora has been doing most of the work of running the blog single-handed). About Through a Mirror, Darkly: Through a Mirror, Darkly is a Supernatural Thriller collection masked as a novel. With elements of mystery,… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase
Winterbloom – an extract
I have decided to publish occasional extracts from Winterbloom, my work in progress.
Here is my interview with Jan Edwards
Fiona Mcvie interviews Jan Edwards.
Name: Jan Edwards
Where are you from:
I am from Sussex originally, but spent my teens in South London. Welsh mother, Geordie/Midlander father so I’m a bit of a mongrel roots-wise. Currently living in Staffordshire Moorlands with my husband, Peter Coleborn, three cats and a few elderly chickens.
A little about your self `ie your education Family life etc
Jan: That is epic in itself. Let me see— I left school at 15 and had many and varied jobs from stable girl to librarian to motorcycle sales via marker gardener, civil servant and book seller. There were other jobs but life is too short to list them all. Spent almost twenty years as a Master Locksmith (first woman in UK to qualify). I am now a reiki master and meditational healer when not writing or editing.
I gained a BA in English lit later in life; gained a…
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Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill
Fantasy author and editor Jan Edwards has very kindly given me a guest slot on her blog: Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill. And not just me! Jan is featuring a series of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writers, as well as her own regular blogs. Previous guest bloggers so far have been Misha Herwin and Joanne… Continue reading Guest Writer: Jessica Rydill
Guest Writer: Joanne Hall
Jan Edwards plays host to a guest blog by Fantasy Writer Joanne Hall, Chair of many Bristolcons.
Joanne Hall
Bristolian author Joanne Hall has chaired many BristolCons, Bristol’s premier science fiction and fantasy convention, and also runs the Bristol Fantasy and SF Society Facebook group. With editorial hat on she does occasion work for Dark Ocean Studios, a comics company based in San Jose, plus several anthologies published by Wizard’s Tower. Her New Kingdom fantasy trilogy, published by Epress Online, was a finalist in both the Pluto and Eppie awards. Her latest fantasy series The Art of Forgetting duology is published by Kristell Ink. Joanne’s latest novel, Spark and Carousel, which she describes as “Oliver Twist meets The Godfather, only with magic and demons”, is also due to be published by Kristell Ink in Summer 2015.
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Occasional poems: Prayer before Birth by Louis MacNeice
I have decided to post some of my favourite poems on the blog from time to time. The first one is Prayer before Birth by Louis MacNeice. I heard the recording of him reading it on the radio when I was quite young. Prayer before Birth I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not… Continue reading Occasional poems: Prayer before Birth by Louis MacNeice
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Guest post – A.E. Williams – MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART I
Over at the Speculative Fiction Showcase, the group blog that I co-host with Cora Buhlert, we have a guest post today from A.E. Williams, author of the Fantasy Series Terminal Reset. A.E. Williams writes under a pseudonym: in the real world, he was an engineer and test pilot for NASA. In his latest piece, he… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Guest post – A.E. Williams – MANNED Space Exploration? It’s Getting Old – PART I
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