Category: Writing
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A mention and a tease on the Bestseller Experiment podcast
Guess who got a mention on their favourite writing podcast this week 😎 It may have been (very) brief, but it was also to tease that I’ll be chatting with one the hosts in a future Deep Dive episode… as a guest! Mark Stay of The Bestseller Experiment podcast approached me recently to ask if…
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Signed books giveaway
I’m giving away a full set of my light and fun gay romcoms, each signed and dedicated to the winner 🏳️🌈📚🥳 To celebrate my books being available in paperback form, for Day 7 of my bookish Advent calendar I’m giving away one copy of each – Duck and Dive, Slip and Slide, Over and Out.…
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Cosy Mystery (a work in progress)
I haven’t even finished the first draft yet, but I’m almost there! I’ve given it a home on my website, and also discussed how I prepared for then wrote 50,000 words of the first draft in November. And so, for Day 6 of my bookish Advent calendar, I’ve thrown together a quick blurb for the…
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Christmas price drop for Over and Out
My latest release has been my most well received yet, with an average rating of 4.36 out of 5 on Goodreads 🥳 And for Day 5 of my bookish Advent calendar I’ve dropped the price of the ebook. It’s now selling for GBP1.99, USD2.99, CAD3.99, AUD3.99, and equivalent prices across all other stores. Quick refresher:…
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Are You Still Watching? Brand new (very) short story
I’m kicking off my bookish advent calendar with a brand new (very) short story! At under 300 words long, it’s a light and fun story that’ll only take a minute or so to read. Scroll down to read! I wanted to capture something familiar to many of us lately: long evenings of streaming TV at home with housemates,…
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Writing a novel in 30 days: the results
I documented my daily progress while writing a novel during the month of November. A crazy endeavour, right? Yes, agreed. So, why would anyone do such a thing? Because it’s National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. That’s hardly a legitimate reason… but also, why not? Note: if you already know about NaNoWriMo, and what the…
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You must write every day! Or not?
It’s a writing mantra that you hear bandied around blogs, podcasts, advice columns, social media, etc. And it’s one to which I subscribe wholeheartedly*. I’ve jotted down some of my manic, rambling thoughts on the topic during this National Novel Writing Month… Smash out a rough draft in a month? Pick away at it every…
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British vs American English survey results
Humour or humor? Cosy or cozy? Metre or meter? As a Kiwi I tend to write primarily in New Zealand English which has its origins in British English, with significant contributions from te reo Māori, and even some influences from American and Australian English. However, I recognise the majority of my readers are not New…
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My first NaNoWriMo
I’ve just finished the latest round of edits on my WIP in time to pass on to my beta readers. Now, while they tear it to shreds I’ll be distracting myself with a completely new project for NaNoWriMo, hence the self-imposed deadline for the WIP! This year will be my first attempt, and I’ve given…
G. B. Ralph 