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Books lovely books
some of my most treasured Books make great presents for all but the illiterate. End of. So, today, I’m offering the definitive guide (*ahem* *coughs* my guide) to some of the best books of the past...
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Busy, busy, busy
It’s been a hectic few months, with promotion taking up most of my time as opposed to writing. But it has been worth it. The response to my debut, BloodMining, has been fantastic. Better than I ever...
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You Bring the Ketchup: ebook pricing for the uninitiated
Novelist John Barlow speaks out 99 pence for a novel? That’s what my latest book costs on Amazon.co.uk. It’s a psychological mystery called HOPE ROAD, and it took me a year to write. It’s now selling...
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When Dreams Come True
Today is the launch of a young adult novel by a delightful writer friend of mine: Rebecca Emin. When Dreams Come True is Rebecca’s second novel and follows thirteen-year-old Charlie. Rebecca’s first...
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How to Write – best how to book of recent years
Regular visitors will remember a recent post about how to books. Well, here’s another that aspiring authors need to add to their collection, and if money’s tight, buy this one before all others (except...
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Inbetweener
At the end of June I finished the first draft of another novel and, as recommended by gazillions of other authors, now it lies fallow in the depths of my pc, until that time – perhaps another week –...
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A Little Book that Packs a Big Punch
Given that I’m doing a lot of editorial work for Cornerstones at present I thought I’d re-run a review of Helen Corner and Lee Weatherly’s excellent ‘how to’ book, first aired on my old blog a couple...
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Book Review – Sweet Indeed
In Carys Bray’s prize-winning collection of short stories the dark, painful and unexpectedly tender moments of family life are explored with forensic precision. I haven’t admired a single author...
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Favourite books of 2012
So as we approach the year’s end I’m pondering my favourite reads of the past twelve months. I’ve read over forty books: the bulk of them novels; some short story collections; a few memoirs and a...
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Book review: The Syllabus of Errors
I’m a greedy reader. If I’m enjoying a novel, short story, or memoir I’ve a tendency to devour, but there are works that demand to be savoured, to be read slowly, carefully, given serious thought....
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Writing sheds, learning and inspiring
Brighton Beach Huts by author Sarah Rayner As some of you will know, alongside my writing and editing I work part-time with KS2 children, supporting literacy across a broad range of abilities. I also...
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