"Can You Make Title Bigga?", by Jessica Bell, outlines not only the general principles of what makes a good book cover, in terms of what...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I received a revise and resubmit for my novel "Stigmaplay". I didn't want to say at the time, as I...

I was excited to receive a revise and resubmit for my novel "Stigmaplay". It's easy to become defensive about the work one has submitted....

I'm on TikTok now! I'm putting up a lot of snippets of book reviews, current reading, bits about the writing/publishing process and more!...

"How Icasia Bloom touched happiness" has one hell of a cool high concept, This novel takes place in a near(?) future (or maybe...

These days, there is a lot of focus on young writers (not simply early career writers, but YOUNG writers). I understand that publishers,...

Hello. My name is Andrew, I'm a writer, and I believe that I should win a MacArthur Fellowship. I know the Fellowship is intended to...

I recently set up a YouTube channel where I talking about books, writing and such: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mxvg0RvltI I've had...

I had the good fortune to catch a fun and interesting workshop at the Irish Writers Centre (https://irishwriterscentre.ie/) earlier this...

"Tell me I'm worthless" is a haunted house story where the house is called Albion. The house is (clearly) a metaphor for the United...

Here's an example of a query letter I used for submitting to an independent publisher. You might find some useful ideas here for your own...

With all the discourse around own voices, representation in writing etc., one sometimes hears the phrase "it's not (someone's) story to...

My novel "Stigmaplay" is told in the first person plural (apart from the virtual reality sequences - these stories within the story are...

"Crevasse" follows the misadventures of a series of mountaineers who find they have more to worry about than falling off a glacier. Quite...

In one of my favourite guides to writing, "How NOT to write a novel" by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittelmark, they strongly advise budding...

I've set up a YouTube channel where I talking about books, writing and such: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mxvg0RvltI In my first...

A bumper new collection of short horror fiction from Hellbound Books has appeared, compiled and edited by Theresa Scott-Matthews. The...

Exciting times - I've just set up a Soundcloud account, where you can hear me read some of my work. Check it out - I hope you enjoy...

I recently ordered a copy of this book on the basis of it having one of the coolest covers I've seen. From the jacket, I had the sense...

A couple of years back I attended Fundamentals of fiction, a course run by William Ryan at the Irish Writers Centre. I saw it as a chance...