Nellie Bly, Pioneering Female Journalist
With all the controversy surrounding fake media and fake news, it's easy to forget that real journalism not only has existed for a long time but has many forgotten heroes. One of them is Elizabeth Cochrane, a pioneering female journalist who's finally getting her...
Short Story: The Egg, by Andy Weir
I came across The Egg, a lovely short story, thanks to Nat Russo. Written by Andy Weir, better known for The Martian, it's proven pretty popular. I hope you enjoy it as a great example of a tongue-in-cheek tone, a sharp twist, and a brave choice of second-person...
A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 5
After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments. Note: You can find a link to all published chapters at the end of this post or read more parts on Wattpad. A Heaven for Toasters What if your perfect man...
RIP, Basta
I've been putting writing this post for over a week now, but I think it's time I did so. You may remember our cat of 17 years, Basta. I've mentioned him a couple of times and he indirectly features in my author bio as one of the two cats who were fighting with the wee...
Infographic: Writing tips from famous authors
Ages ago, I shared with you some of J.K. Rowling's writing tips. Today, I'm sharing some more great tips from 12 famous authors, first published on Assignment Helper. I hope they help inspire your writing! Many thanks to Lucy Benton for sharing it with me. Note:...
Infographic: Bizarre Sleeping Habits of Famous People
I recently wrote about Famous Books Which Began As Dreams. I'm continuing on that theme with today's post, which features an Infographic on sleep found on disturbmenot.co. Did you know that Napoleon slept only four hours a day or that Leonardo Da Vinci was a...
Infographic: How Relevant is Facebook?
Toward the end of last year, I stopped using Facebook for my book Ads. Whereas a few years ago I was enjoying a healthy Return on Investment (ROI), generating around 80c of profit on each advertising dollar I spent, that amount had steadily been decreasing over the...
A Heaven for Toasters: Chapter 4
After relaunching A Heaven for Toasters, complete with new cover, I promised to publish it here in installments. If you'd rather not wait, this is your last chance to get it at $0.99 before the price goes back to $2.99. Note: You can find a link to all published...
Harry Potter… Scots Style
You may recall that, even though I spend most of my time in Greece nowadays, I consider myself half-Scot after studying, working, and even starting my company, Istomedia, in Edinburgh. Which is why I was so amused to hear on GeeksAreSexy.net about an Imgur user called...
Back from the Holidays
The title says it all, doesn't it? We're back and nicely tanned, having spent a few days on the islands of Skyros and Evia. Located in the middle of the Aegean, Skyros is the place from where Achilles set sail for Troy after Odysseus discovered him in the court of...
Summertime
I'll be taking a much-needed break this week. At first, I thought I'd simply schedule a few posts and respond to any comments upon my return. But, to me, the best part of blogging is interacting with you and reading what you have to say. So, I decided instead to not...
Astronauts, In Their Own Words
I don't know about you, but it's been one of my childhood dreams to travel in space. As a big sci-fi fan, I've watched a ton of movies, read even more books, wrote a few of them, and spent countless hours wondering what it must be really like to fly in space. The...