If you haven’t yet been notified, I’m publishing my first book, a soft sci-fi dystopian about cyborg former prisoners of war and their mutiny aboard a transport ship (I love my elevator pitch SO MUCH! Ahem.) this September. Go here for the chance to win a paperback copy (Lulu version) of the book. Speaking ofContinue reading “Publishing On A Budget: Lulu vs CreateSpace”
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On Beta Reading and Unfortunate Gaming Mishaps
Lately, I’ve been doing more beta-reading than writing. Reading is taking up a lot of time. I’ve been reading published books as well, and dreaming about the books I’m going to buy when I get back to Australia. I beta read the most phenomenal dystopian by a sixteen year old that blew my mind –Continue reading “On Beta Reading and Unfortunate Gaming Mishaps”
Why Investors Are Scared To Invest In New Media
The video game industry, the film industry, and the book industry. What do these three entertainment giants have in common? They are really fuckin scared. And the industry is expensive to produce something new. I’m not even going to go into indie publishing and film-making and the cheap $1 app games. I won’t talk aboutContinue reading “Why Investors Are Scared To Invest In New Media”
Are Dreams Good For Inspiring Fiction?
My partner likes me to sleep well in the mornings because I more often than not come downstairs and tell him about my morning dreams, which are often very vivid and narrative-like. My latest one consisted of me returning to school only to be confronted by a Godzilla/Tyrannosaurus Rex type creature that went smashing throughContinue reading “Are Dreams Good For Inspiring Fiction?”
Can You Predict Who Is Going To Be A Good Writer?
Author and blogger Ron Knight wrote a blog post trying to predict future successful authors based on how they act as a child. This bothers me: because I don’t fit his profile, and my whole life I’ve dreamed of being an author. Now, I’m not too good at remembering the difference between what I wasContinue reading “Can You Predict Who Is Going To Be A Good Writer?”
Lissa Bilyk 