Posted by Kyle on August 15th, 2011
This is a guest post by L. J. LaBarthe. L.J. writes GBLT erotic romance. She is currently published with Dreamspinner Press, Freaky Fountain Press, Noble Romance LLC and Less Than Three Press. She is Australian, lives with her cat and writes nearly every chance she gets. To L. J., a day without writing something feels very strange indeed!
As a [...]
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Posted by Kyle on August 10th, 2011
This is a guest post by Colin F. Barnes. Colin is a writer from the UK who writes science fiction, horror and thriller fiction. He likes to take the gritty edginess from his surroundings and personal experiences and translate them into his stories. He is currently working on a science fiction/horror trilogy after launching his debut title KILLING MY BOSS.
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Posted by Kyle on August 4th, 2011
This is a guest post by Gary Marshall, a Glasgow-based journalist, novelist and blogger. His debut novel COFFIN DODGERS is currently available on the Kindle for 99p.
You’ll find Gary on the web here and on Twitter here.
Dave Pell is one of my favourite bloggers, and in his latest confession he talks about distraction.
Almost no one does just [...]
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Posted by Kyle on July 18th, 2011
This is a guest post rant by Chris Connick, my partner at Blether Media, in response to this post.
I’ve witnessed (and often participated in) some shockingly bad attempts to sell CDs at live shows, and I know from painful experience there’s nothing worse than hanging around the merch desk awkwardly after a gig trying to punt your wares to [...]
Continue reading Leaves (non-herbal) from books
Posted by Kyle on July 8th, 2011
This is a guest post by Jonathan Gould, a Melbourne-based writer and doodler.
He calls his stories “dag-lit” because they’re the sort of stories that don’t easily fit into the standard genres. Some might think of them as comic fantasies, or modern fairytales for the young and the young-at-heart. Over the years, his writing has been compared to Douglas Adams, [...]
Continue reading I lost my shirt, I pawned my rings, I’ve done all the dumb things!
Posted by Kyle on July 6th, 2011
This is a guest post by Mark MacNicol. You can find him on the web here, on Facebook here and on Twitter here.
Mark is on management board of Federation of Writers Scotland (free to join).
My debut novel Coconut Badger was rejected by every major publisher and agent in Scotland. I’ve spoken to lots of writers out there in [...]
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Posted by Kyle on July 2nd, 2011
This is a guest post by Jim Murdoch. His website is here, his blog, The Truth About Lies, is here, and you can read about his three books here
Footfall comes before sales
When I first started blogging about four years ago and still finding my feet I posted a blog called Twenty-seven dictionaries in which I listed all [...]
Continue reading How to get people to read your blog
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