What’s wrong with the state of the book market?
Quick answer: nothing! And yet, not too long ago, everyone predicted that books were about to die. Now, they all seem to talk about what a great future books have: ebooks, physical books, publishers, what should be done, what is being done and generally,...
Mini-interview with Jose Arana
Following my post highlighting Jose Arana's new comic Chronicles of a Necromancer: Seeds of Destiny (Issue 1), I asked him a few questions regarding his work. - Jose, what inspired you to write the comic? The story's been on my mind for years, but I didn't get a...
Cookies (the edible sort)
As all authors know, inspiration is fueled by coffee - or, in my case, tea. However, that is hardly enough, for one also needs the food of the gods: cookies. Yes, I have a sweet tooth. I admit it. Which is why I was fascinated by the SweeTooth Design Company, now...
Was your Twitter account hacked?
I keep receiving tweets and DMs with shortened links that lead to non-existent pages. Even worse, they lead to the kind of page that crashes your PC and has you worried that you've caught a virus. Obviously, it's not my friends that have sent me this, but the...
Classically bad reviews
Still reeling from the whole Sarah Daltry thing, I came across some hilarious reviews for classical works on Buzzfeed. Enjoy! "[A] pointless and confusing story" - Publisher's weekly on Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, 1963 "The book is an emotional...
Help Sarah Daltry fight off the trolls
The big news of the day was author Sarah Daltry throwing in the towel, having had enough of the bullying reviews. In a heart-breakingly frank open letter she addresses these bullies and displays incredible emotional courage in her outburst, baring her psyche and...
Chronicles of a Necromancer
I'm starting a new category, at popular request (I know how this is a cliche, but in this case it's true): Reviews and showcases. For my first post, I picked a new comic. Chronicles of a Necromancer: Seeds of Destiny (Issue 1) by Jose Arana is the beginning of an...
A very useful start-up for authors
About two years ago I was part of a company that wanted to finance start-ups. I saw quite a few projects and ideas, some of them really amazing -the type that made me go "why didn't I think of that?" and "Now, that is so useful, I wonder how we managed to live so...
Someone is Telling me a Story
I met Author Sylvia Hubbard through Fabulosity Reads, and she has kindly offered to share a guest post here, regarding her writing. So, here it is: "When I teach how to write stories, I see a look in people’s eyes who haven’t started their story of confusion and awe....
An Interview with Sylvia Hubbard
Sylvia Hubbard, whom I met through Fabulosity Reads, has written this week's guest post, Someone is Telling me a Story. She has also agreed to an interview: Hi Sylvia, please tell us about yourself. I am first and foremost a person deeply and devoted to words – a...
Things happen for a reason
I've come to realize lately that things happen in their own time. No matter how much I want something, if it’s meant to happen, it will, no effort needed on my part. Other times, I might want something very much, but no matter how much effort I put into it, it just...
Anguished English
This is funny and I think that we all have wondered at the wonders (repetition intended) of the English language! It took me quite a while to understand why enough is spelt as it is (never quite understood why 'gh' is spelt as 'f', and I used to drive my English...