Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category
Angry movies at the Baftas
29 Jan 2020ANGRY MOVIES AT THE BAFTAS We live in angry times, it seems. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I…
#IndieAuthorChat Nov 19 & book offer
14 Nov 2019Book offer Christmas is coming and the first presents are on their way. First, I’m hosting a free Twitter chat…
Do’s and don’ts of submitting to agents
30 Oct 2019SUBMITTING TO AGENTS Crime writer Dominique Hall has written to me for advice on sending a novel to an agent.…
The roller-coaster ride of publishing a novel
04 Jul 2019THE ROLLER-COASTER RIDE OF PUBLISHING A NOVEL It’s not often that a writer gets to blow his own trumpet, but…
Has Amazon deleted your reviews?
04 Apr 2019Has Amazon deleted your reviews? A few weeks ago I wrote a blog in which I said how important reviews…
How to write a riveting review
08 Mar 2019How to write a riveting review This week, an art that is both very new and almost as old as…
Bookstore rage: How I nearly strangled an indie bookshop manager
29 Nov 2017Yesterday I came close to inflicting serious damage on an indie bookshop manager. I’d very much like to know from…
What book blurbs really mean
03 Nov 2017When the Man Booker shortlist was announced earlier this year, Andrew Holgate of the Sunday Times noted how the judges…
