Here we are, a quarter of the way through the year already. Where does time go? Output fell again, down to around 40K last month, though there were a number of reasons for that. For half the month I was dog-sitting my brother’s dog while he was overseas and that tends to chew up time. [...]
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March Report
Posted: April 2, 2011 in fantasy, General, writing updateTags: amazon, fantasy, fantasy writing, Short story, smashwords, writing, writing update
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A Hollywood Travesty: Additional Blade Runner Movies.
Posted: March 4, 2011 in GeneralTags: Blade Runner, Hollywood, movies
I was mildly surprised, and rather happy, yesterday to see Blade Runner trending on Twitter. It very rapidly turned to despair when I saw why it was it was trending. A Warner Brother financed production company, Alcon Entertainment, is in final negotiations to produce prequels and sequels to Blade Runner. Blade Runner is the greatest [...]
February Report
Posted: March 1, 2011 in fantasy, General, Tears of the Mountain, winter wolves, writing updateTags: amazon, fantasy, fantasy writing, novel writing, smashwords, Tears of the Mountain, winter wolves, writing, writing update
And here we are in March already – two months of the year gone. The output was reduced a lot compared to January, only around 50-60K done, but a lot of time was spent finishing Winter Wolves, proof-reading it and publishing it on Amazon/Smashwords. The givewaway of Winter Wolves has slowed down some, but has [...]
It is the advent of social media that has allowed the indie writing scene to take off – being able to spread the word to a huge audience is a boon that not long ago was never available. Being able to find – and talk with – potential fans all over the world is what [...]
Reviews and Giveaway Progress
Posted: February 27, 2011 in fantasy, General, Tears of the Mountain, winter wolvesTags: amazon, books, fantasy, fantasy writing, reading, review, reviews, Tears of the Mountain, winter wolves
Late last night, just before I was about to head to bed, I got my second review for Tears of the Mountain – and my first 5-star review. Needless to say I was pretty stoked as I hadn’t been expecting it at all, and the person who wrote it isn’t someone I know. They read [...]
For those who hang around the indie writing scene, the name Amanda Hocking is one you’ll come across sooner or later – more than likely sooner. A year ago she was an unknown – today she is one of the biggest names on the indie scene, with over half a million copies of her books [...]
Amazon Selling More Ebooks Than Paperbacks
Posted: January 30, 2011 in GeneralTags: amazon, books, ebooks
The latest report put out from Amazon (which can be read here) has some very interesting figures – they are now selling more ebooks than paperbacks, at the rate of 115 to 100. That is good news for ebook sellers, especially the indies. That doesn’t mean bad news for paperbacks though. Ebooks generally sell far [...]
Mass Effect 3 Teaser
Posted: January 26, 2011 in GeneralTags: computer games, mass effect, mass effect 3, video
Bioware have put out a very short teaser for Mass Effect 3, the final part of the Mass Effect game trilogy. Can’t wait.
A Smashwords Success Story to Aspire Too
Posted: December 23, 2010 in GeneralTags: ebooks, fantasy, fantasy writing, novel writing, publishing, smashwords, writing
I’ve got a few stories up on Smashwords – nothing major, just my collection of short stories. It is a valuable tool that one day I need to make more of. And now I have the inspiration to do so. On the Smashwords blog there is a post about one of their authors, Brian S [...]
Dr Who Christmas Special Promo and Unreleased Bridging Scenes
Posted: December 21, 2010 in GeneralTags: doctor who, video
I’ve got three clips to share here, all Dr Who related. The first is the promo for the upcoming Dr Who Christmas Special. And for a change this year it will be being shown in Australia at Christmas and not weeks later. The next two are unreleased bridging scenes, just special little scenes done for [...]
