Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
I used Imperial Airways last year when my theme was ‘inspiration for my writing’. This year my theme is Flashbacks, drawing from my seven years of A2Z posts, in honour of the Challenge’s 10th anniversary. I thought you might like
Running through ideas for more voice recordings, I thought the description of the acceptance testing would be of interest. Canopus at Rochester 1936 The first three Empire Flying Boats Only one flying boat had been through the acceptance testing and
Imperial Airways conjures up pictures of sleek silver-clad aeroplanes with rows of propellers and sometimes lots of wings. Rich people in furs and pearls (well, the women) and cloche hats smiling at the camera as they wait to climb up
Memoir or Fiction? There’s something for Insecure Writers to get more insecure about. If we are to write about our own experiences, how far do we go before it becomes a memoir? I’d already started thinking about this as a
I have free books for you at Smashwords all through July. I also have some at half price. So if you want to catch up on the Princelings series, or you missed out on the giveaway for my father’s memoirs,
We’re already halfway through the Smashwords Read an Ebook week, which extends also to Apple iPad (on iTunes), B&N for Nook, and Kobo readers on their own sites. This year’s offers on our books, valid from now until midnight (Pacific Time) 11th March: Princelings of the East ebooks Book 1, the Princelings
Apart from my Fi50 offering on Wednesday, this is my last post before Christmas, so you’ll find a set of stories on my book sites to keep you going: Christmas in the Delta Quadrant – Easy Come, Easy Go on the
Those of you who have been waiting for my father’s memoirs to come out for non-kindle ereaders can stop waiting! White Water Landings comes out 1st September, at Barnes & Noble, on Apple iBooks, online stores supplied by Kobo, and of course,
This isn’t really flash, it’s an excerpt. In honour of the launch of White Water Landings on Tuesday for Nook, Kobo and iPad, (more details on Monday, including a special offer), I’m giving you a story from this memoir of a young man
I’m running a Kindle Countdown Deal in time for Fathers Day (June 21st) – and taking it through to what would have been my father’s 100th birthday! From midnight 18th June to 24th June White Water Landings for Kindle will be on special
It’s an unashamed ‘vote for me’ request to start the week. Following Cheryl Carpinello’s example (well, I went and voted for Sons of the Sphinx on the cover wars a couple of weeks back) I discovered that AuthorShout invites anyone
It seems like months in the making, and it was all going really smoothly until I started trying to publish the hardcover, then it all went wrong. But, this is launch day, and the book my father didn’t want to write,
I know – It’s not May the fourth, but I jumped out of last month’s Insecure Writers’ Support Group post and am sadly lacking in inspiration for this one. Except…. … I’ve discovered it’s much easier talking about a memoir
It’s been a crazy month. Anyone who self-publishes knows the hoops you have to go through to get your file ready for Kindle. If, like me, you like your books to go to other ereaders like Nook and Kobo or
I’m really excited to be revealing the cover of a new book today, one that has been in gestation since the 1990s, when a journalist told my father that he ought to write his stories of his life in Africa