Today is Anzac Day, when we in Australia pay respect to all those who served in Australia’s wars – or should I say, the wars where Australians joined in to support others. World War II was the only conflict where Australia was directly threatened. 25th April is the day in 1915 when Australian and New…
One of the problems with writing a romance is that once the book is finished, the happy-ever-after or the happy-for-now ending is done. Time to move on to a new couple. And that can be disappointing for me, as a writer. Ever since I wrote Eye of the Mother, I had in mind that the…
The first episode of the new Star Wars offering, The Acolyte, didn’t really do it for me, as I explained in a recent post. I wasn’t the only one not impressed. At the time of writing, there are thousands of one-star reviews for the series, with an overall rating of 1.2. Ouch. I looked at…
The whole idea of having a nice cover for a book is to entice people to pick it up (or tap on it in the current paradigm) and find out more about it with a view to actually forking out money to buy it. In order to do that, the cover must signal a few…
I have been musing lately on how my books come across to others. I wrote them. Until they were published they were mine. Now, of course, they belong to whoever bought them and my opinion of what I wrote hardly matters anymore. But I still find it intriguing. Quite a few people have left reviews…
As a dedicated Star Wars fan, I eagerly watched the first episode of The Acolyte. Despite its promising premise and diverse cast, the episode fell short with clichéd tropes, unrealistic scenes, and uninspired characters. It hasn’t captured me like The Mandalorian did, but I’ll keep watching in hopes it improves.
One of the nice things about being an Indie author is that you can make changes to your book almost at will. I’ve been known to make a few tweaks to my published books – an improvement here, a bug-fix there. But being able to change the cover is marvellous. I’ve used cover designers in…
I suppose I have a Muse. She’s that part of me that wants to write stories for people to read. The thing is, she’s erratic. Sometimes she turns up for work and puts in a good day. Other times she seems to prefer to make paper-clip chains (do people still do that?). And sometimes she…
It’s finally release day! The blurb. One hundred years ago the pirate ship Crimson Lady terrorized the space lanes, then she disappeared without a trace, leaving behind nothing but tall tales and legends. Until Tara Wyndham finds an artifact from the lost ship Rys Kovas made a mistake when he left Fleet to take over…
The blurb. One hundred years ago the pirate ship Crimson Lady terrorized the space lanes, then she disappeared without a trace, leaving behind nothing but tall tales and legends. Until Tara Wyndham finds an artifact from the lost ship Rys Kovas made a mistake when he left Fleet to take over his uncle’s tourist business….