Pathfinders is two! Discounted today.
THE FIRST BOOK that started my author career celebrates its second birthday today! To celebrate, I’m dropping its price to 99 cents/p for the next couple of days. If you’re looking for something a little bit wacky and original, then I’d suggest reading the opening chapters here to see if its for you.
Shark Tank – Revisiting An Old Friend
EVER WATCHED SHARK TANK? In the UK, they call it Dragons Den. Basically the premise is that a bunch of rich investors are pitched a product or business idea by plucky entrepreneurs in the hope of securing investment.
Ramping Up
IT’S BEEN A BUSY eight weeks since I quit my job. I started a series called ‘The ROT Collection‘ which follows the exploits of a rogue tooth fairy who rips teeth out of kids mouths. It’s a dark comedy, and my plan is to release a new part every month.
Puking on the Page
SOMETIME’S THERE’S NOTHING quite like a good ol’ puke. Usually, that feeling creeps up on me when I have a throbbing hangover. The urgent need for a release to purge my insides of the toxic booze from the night before. Thankfully, those days are few and far between. When it does happen though, it feels […]
Golden Fleece vs Polished Turd (Cover Illustrator Review – Design For Writers)
HAVING SPENT LITERALLY years crafting my debut novel, I was determined not to flop when it came to the cover design. There are certain things you can control to ensure a higher chance of success and an effective cover is one such variable. Don’t believe the phrase – ‘don’t judge a book by its cover,’ […]
Episode 1 of #Reid2Write – Catherine Ryan Howard talks Blogging and her Debut Novel
Kerrygold. Saoirse Ronan. Rory McIlroy. Proud and distinctly Irish, despite claims by our near cousins to the contrary. The first guest on my new feature series #Reid2Write is a self-publishing phenomenon from Cork, Ireland. Her first foray into self-publishing was back in 2010 with the release of Mousetrapped – a hilarious account of her adventures in […]
The Good, The Bad and The Edit (Editor Review 2 – Inkwell)
WITH TWO BOOKS in the pipeline and suddenly flush with cash after selling a lung (that’s why we carry a spare right?), I decided to enlist the help of a different editor. Wanting to compare styles, and find a partner for my future writing efforts, I was keen to see how Inkwell compared with Bubblecow […]
Voices that Nibble on your Soul
They first talked to me when I was twenty-one. I had just finished University and while scrambling for a first job to make a dent in my student loan, stumbled into Sales. Painfully shy and introverted, I was completely at odds with super salesmen around me who seemed to thrive off competition and stress, exuding […]
The Good, The Bad and The Edit (Editor Review 1 – Bubblecow)
So you’ve sold your Granny and managed to stump up the fees for an editor. Nice job! If you haven’t, I suggest you read this post. Aspiring authors looking to take their self-published novel to the next level would be advised to do some research and find out which editor is the best for them. […]
Do I Need an Editor? (A Gollum Conversation)
The Short Version? Yes! The Longer Version? Competition is fierce for people’s attention today. Most of my friend’s reading habits extend as far as reading the back of a cereal packet, or scrolling through Buzzfeed articles on their phone. Click-bait links. Updated Social Streams. Phone Apps.
If At First You Don't Succeed…(Shhh!!!)
IF THERE’S ONE thing I’ve learnt from a decade of working in Sales, it’s this: Rejection is inevitable. What you do with that rejection, is another thing altogether. Like most aspiring authors I’ve got my fair share of rejection letters from publishers and agents. Nothing new there, but without any valuable, critical feedback it is […]
The Voices Inside My-, Who Said That?
THE PAST THREE months have been the most productive and creative of my life. That might not be reflected on this little blog, but behind the scenes, and under the cover of the Colombian Sun, I’ve cranked up my writing. Three books are in the pipeline for 2016. A lifelong goal of having something tangible […]