Since the lockdown started in the UK, there has been a move to help small businesses. When non-essential retailers were permitted to reopen across the UK this week, it began a wave of “Don’t buy from Amazon! support your local indie bookshop instead!” Ultimately well-meaning and driven by a desire to help the smallest businessesContinue reading “Do You Believe Book Buying is a Choice of Monolithic Amazon vs Plucky Indie Bookshops? Think Again”
Category Archives: Books & Fiction
Microsoft Word Tricks and Hacks for All Writers
Hey writers (professional and hobbyists)! Are you making the most of your Microsoft 365 subscription and using these Word tools?
YouTube Vloggers All Readers and Writers Should Follow
It’s been a quiet start to 2020 for Freelancer Matt. Rather than crying into my cornflakes each morning I’ve used that time to brush up on some book marketing skills. You may have noticed most efforts channelled towards social media marketing. This marketing has led me inevitably to spending more time on “The Tube”.
My New Look Social Media Sites
February is always a quiet month and this one has been quiet. Late last year I came across a term “working on your business” from other freelance writers. After much soul searching I realised I hadn’t done enough of this.
I Made Inauthentic Roman Honey Cake – My Excuse is “Research”
Anyone who knows me will know I am a big dessert person. Since 2015, I have made a Christmas Pudding every year without fail. I also occasionally feel the need to make a Spotted Dick or Jam Roly Poly. After watching the Fantastic Beasts Harry Potter prequel I made my most ambitious yet – AppleContinue reading “I Made Inauthentic Roman Honey Cake – My Excuse is “Research””
Announcing Phobetor’s Children 2020 Release
Welcome to the official announcement blog for Phobetor’s Children! How excited are you for this? Not nearly as excited as I am. Once named Romans vs Aliens, I started this in 2013 and on 5th October this year I will finally unleash it on the world. Seven years in the making, this is all youContinue reading “Announcing Phobetor’s Children 2020 Release”
2020 Vision – What Happens Next?
As I’m blogging a lot less these days (thanks to expanding social media presence in 2019), I guess I should sign off for the year and wish you all a great 2020. With 13 days to, it would normally feel too early to do so, but I’m unlikely to post again in 2019.
Read The Christmas Goblin children’s eBook
Read a brief excerpt from my children’s novelette The Christmas Goblin.
The Most Difficult Scenes A Novelist Will Ever Write
Or, a recipe for psychologically torturing your characters. 250g of resenting dependency of others 150g of feeling like a failure 100ml of selflessness and being used by people 100ml of social pressures 3tbsp essence of personal injustice 5 medium sized organic unrequited love pods
Learning to Murder Your Darlings
Although most of my focus has been on releasing Salmonweird, (just two weeks away from release now!) I’ve made a lot of progress on Children of Phobetor this year. I’ve made more progress in one year than I ever thought I would for a book that’s 6 years in the making. Now I’m staring atContinue reading “Learning to Murder Your Darlings”
