Category: Being an author
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…