Author: stevenlea
-
Out of The Equation
The third book in my first series, Out of The Equation had a job to do. It had to pick up where Out of Their League left off and continue the adventures of the cast of characters. By this point, I had joined a group on Facebook called 20Books, recommended to me by Daniel Hurst,…
-
I like writing in my car
Gary Numan? No? Just me then. Fact is, with a day job to keep me busy for 40 hours a week I have to find time to write novels outside of that, which sounds easy but isn’t really. Yes, I have time in the evenings but there are other things to do and people to…
-
Eh? Aye.
If you’re not from the north of England I’m referring to AI – the hottest of hot topics as I write. Apparently, it’s going to replace everybody and ruin everything. Maybe. It certainly will change the world in many ways but hopefully, we can use it for the better and do useful things with it.…
-
What’s in a name?
It’s another big decision for a new author to decide what name to use – stick to your own or make a new one up? It’s a bit of an existential crisis. I had no particular problem with using my real name but I thought it was a bit long and ‘clunky’ for a thriller…
-
Judge a book by its cover
Let’s face it, we all do, don’t we? If it doesn’t look interesting it’s unlikely to be something we pick up or click on to find out more. So when it came to launching my first book I knew I had to get the cover professionally designed. It’s quite an expense for a first-time author…
-
Out Of Their League
This one was a clean slate. I’d finished the first book with an option to continue the story but no particular clues as to what would happen, so it was up to me. It’s a cliche perhaps but the characters do begin to write their own stories. That makes it sound easy but it isn’t…
-
Out of His Depth
This was my first book – the one that took years to write (on, off, on, off, on…etc.) and became the one that took me the final step from being someone who wanted to write a book to someone who finally did it. But boy is that a big step – finishing that first one.…