Category Archives: Writing

Writers and reviewers

Dear reader, There is apparently a never-ending battle between writers and the reviewers of their work. M. Edward McNally has written a wonderful piece about this, over on Indies Unlimited: This is not the first time somebody here at Indies Unlimited has opined about the writer-reviewer relationship. Our illustrious Evil Mastermind, Stephen Tiberius Hise, did a not one, not two, but threepart investigation only last… (more…)


Lily Marin’s steampunk adventures

Dear reader, I am wondering about something. I’ve written a set of short steampunk stories, 3 are out in a book, 3 are pending for that. I discovered however that writing these stories is very… difficult. Cumbersome. Slow. I really like the stories how they come out, but they drive me insane. Also, the number of downloads is not that… (more…)


How I got to writing

Dear reader, In this post I am going to share a little about how I got into writing. This did not happen from one day to the next, as if one flips the switch of a light. I’ve started, of course, with reading. I read a lot. More times than I care to remember, my parents had to warn me… (more…)


Covering the cost with $10

If Publishers Can’t Cover Their Costs With $10 Ebooks, Then They Deserve To Go Out Of Business from the you-don’t-price-based-on-your-bloated-infrastructure dept With the legal dispute over ebook pricing going on, one thing we’ve heard over and over again from the traditional publishing industry and their supporters is that higher prices for ebooks make sense because of all of the “costs” that the… (more…)


Show versus tell…

Dear reader/writer, Words are fickle. They can mean many things. Used in sentences they can mean even more. And when these sentences are made by people (and really, who else makes them?), the lid is off the jar and meanings fly left and right. This is where editors come in, and opinions become clear, and meanings do too. Usually. Kai… (more…)


The Demon Eyes

Waiting, in the open field, surrounded by others. Many others, before and behind me, all focussing on the demon bars that prevent us from going anywhere. The demon bars with their flashing red eyes that keep everyone transfixed… I want to go. Leave. I can’t be here, shouldn’t be here, I have to be somewhere else – but I can’t.… (more…)


Author interview – Malika Ghandi

Dear reader, I shall be engaging in a number of interviews with independent authors. May you find these informative, entertaining, and perhaps even inspiring to go out and locate their books! This interview is with author Malika Ghandi. Dear Malika, can you offer us a little insight into who you are? I love everything that shouts ‘creative view’ and that’s who… (more…)


Publishers – Writer Beware

“Publishers are just middlemen. That’s all. If artists could remember that more often, they’d save themselves a lot of aggravation. ” – Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative Ah, the lure of the publisher, the allure of the printed book sitting there in your hands, beckoning to you. Isn’t that the stuff of every author’s dreams? An e-book is great… (more…)


The hard part

Dear reader, and perhaps fellow-writer, Everyone seems to know that writing, be it a short story or a book, is easy.Until you sit down and start writing it. I’ve seen examples of this. Yes, writing can be difficult, when your characters stand on the page and look at you, waiting for a clue what to do next. When you get… (more…)


Hilda 9. Chapter 1.

For those who are curious, follow the ‘More’ link to read the first chapter of Hilda – Aiaia, book 9 in the series about a wicked witch and her companions.


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