by kev_partner | 3rd Jan 2017 | For Authors, Writing Tools
I was introduced to Instafreebie as part of Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing 101 course which included mention of it and a voucher for an extra month’s premium subscription. Instafreebie is a site to which authors upload .mobi, .epub and (optionally) .pdf...
by kev_partner | 1st Oct 2016 | For Authors, Thoughts
The first novel in my comic fantasy trilogy, Stryke First, is now inching its way towards publication. Having been through three drafts, I’ve now printed the 80,000-word manuscript out and I’m marking up all the little cock-ups for amendment before it has...
by kev_partner | 21st Jun 2016 | Advice, For Authors, Writing Tools
Want to get more writing done? Or, indeed, any work that involves sitting at a computer. Buy yourself a cheap kitchen timer and choose a time between 15 minutes and, say, 35 minutes (start small). Press Start and work on your project exclusively until the beeper goes...
by kev_partner | 5th May 2016 | Advice, For Authors, Writing Tools
I’ve heard Draft2Digital mentioned a couple of times, including on The Creative Penn podcast. I’ve three books published with Kindle Direct Publishing and had made the decision to remove the two lesser sellers from KDP Select and see whether wider...
by kev_partner | 16th Oct 2015 | Advice, For Authors
How to win at NaNoWriMo [You can find my NaNoWriMo profile here – please Buddy me!] On 28th October 2014, I made the snap decision to attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. On the 1st of November I had nothing more than a vague idea of a theme and how...
by kev_partner | 22nd May 2015 | Books I Like, Writing Tools
My attempts to find a really good, reasonably priced, keyboard for banging out the words have seen me accumulate a big pile of the things (I realised this the other day when I had a big clear-out in the office) but I think the search may finally be over –...
