I didn’t make a single blog post in 2015. That’s because due to personal reasons I decided to take the entire year off from writing. It was awesome. Instead of feeling guilty for not writing, I simply said, “I’m not writing this year.” It was liberating. I spent lots of time on my otherContinue reading “New Year, New Ambition”
Category Archives: On Writing
NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist
Every year I prepare a writing playlist specifically for NaNoWriMo. Sometimes I need absolute silence to write, other times I can do with some tunes to get me in the right frame of mind. I find that film soundtracks work best of all. This year I discovered Spotify. It’s a free web player with aContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – The Writing Playlist”
NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning
I’ve been super busy this year producing work under a couple of different pen names, but I always find November’s NaNoWriMo to be a good writing exercise and time to produce something under my real name. I’ve done NaNoWriMo every year since 2010. Two of the books I completed and self-published under NaNoWriMo were highlyContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Prep in October – Planning”
Lost Dreams Cover Change
One of the perks of being an indie author is the ability to change the cover art of your books whenever you feel like it. I’ve never been 100% happy with the original cover for The Archive of Lost Dreams because the Smashwords version, which uploaded to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Diesel and Sony amongContinue reading “Lost Dreams Cover Change”
My Experience of Working with a Professional Copy Editor
They will not change your voice. They will not improve the overall general standard of writing. What I mean by that is they will not comb through each sentence and rewrite it for you. If your writing is shit, it will still be shit. it will just be readable shit. They will catch the majorityContinue reading “My Experience of Working with a Professional Copy Editor”
Lissa Bilyk 