Tag: Publishing
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Chapter word count: long or short?
My new novel, Murder on Milverton Square, is currently up for pre-order. This book came from the rough first draft I frantically threw down back in November for NaNoWriMo, almost a year ago! Now, seven drafts later… While finalising the manuscript I wondered how much story we had in each chapter. Chapter breaks can sometimes […]
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Ownvoices Achillean Books
Reads Rainbow have pulled together a fantastic list of 100+ new releases coming out in the first half of 2022 🏳️🌈👬 I was already keeping my eye out for a few of these to add to my reading pile, and this list has added a bunch more! Check them out: Book Releases: Ownvoices Achillean Books […]
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Arthur and Gabriel are now on Apple Books
Our boys are getting around this festive season 😳 First it was Kobo, and now it’s Apple Books 🍏📚 These gay romcom novellas are light and fun, and they’re now available worldwide on Apple Books – just in time for Christmas. So, if you’ve got an iPhone or iPad, you can check them out here. […]
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My gay romcom novellas are now on Kobo
Our boys, Arthur and Gabriel, are no longer exclusive 😳 They’re playing the field, with Kobo being their first conquest 🥳 These gay romcom novellas are light and fun, and they’re now available worldwide on Kobo – just in time for Christmas. So, if you’ve got a Kobo eReader, or the free Kobo phone app, […]
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The Bestseller Experiment’s 5th Anniversary
The two Marks and their years of talented guests have been inspirational, motivational, and a bit of a guiding light in the avalanche of writing advice out there. They don’t take themselves too seriously either, which always makes for a good time. I’m so grateful for all their hard work and the huge part they’ve […]
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All the books, all the proofs!
Round two, here we go… I wrote up a bit about my first proof ordering attempt for Duck and Dive in a previous blog post. Since then I’ve adjusted the font sizing, line spacing, spacing around section breaks, page breaks, internal and external margins, and the design of the spine. I made these changes to […]
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Paperback proofs
The first ever physical copies of my first ever book 😱 (Note, paperbacks are not yet for sale, but the ebooks definitely are.) Overall, I’m pleased with how they turned out. I’ve got a bunch of little changes I want to make, then I’ll order another round of printed proofs. We’ll see how many rounds […]
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Duck and Dive: dedication and acknowledgements
When I published my first novella, Duck and Dive, I was very new to formatting and preparing ebooks for publication. I am still far from being an expert, but I have gained a little more confidence in adding other bits and pieces to the book. So, I’ve updated the ebook with a dedication at the […]
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