Oh heck, I’ll just publish it myself
Discussion of a fascinating article in a Canadian paper describing self-publishing successes Continue reading »
View ArticleSeparated by more than just a common language
A look at the different techniques supposedly employed by writers on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading »
View ArticleJ K Rowling is ‘not a very good writer’
J K Rowling is 'not a good writer' I have been told. What exactly does this mean; and does it matter? Continue reading »
View ArticleWho Runs Your Country? Government or Media Bosses?
The Digital Revolution has pulled the carpet from under the rich media middlemen and handed power to both artists and their fans. Praise be. When a suitable new business model has evolved both will...
View ArticleThe Real Source of Self-Publishing Stigma
Zoe Winters provokes a stimulating discussion on just who most dislikes self-publishing, and why Continue reading »
View ArticlePirate Party is the Shape of Things to Come
Discussion about the unelected UK minister Mandelson and his nasty Digital Economy Bill that can deny us access to the rest of the world on the mere accusation of a record company Continue reading »
View ArticleEU Police Carry on Tradition of Gestapo HQ
The irony of a new European dictatorship housing its State Police, who are immune from prosecution, in an old Gestapo Headquarters is not as funny as perhaps it might be. Continue reading »
View ArticleIs Free Downloading Theft or Copyright Infringement?
Ethics of free downloading e-books etc - a comment I made on a Nathan Bransford post called 'A Matter of Ethics' Continue reading »
View ArticleThe Global Slush Pile
The internet is becoming a vast global slushpile, where writers can post their wares, and agents and publishers, and readers and buyers, can peruse them to the benefit of all. Continue reading »
View Article2012 and All That
Is there a deep significance to the end of the Mayan calendar, or does it simply imply the close of a natural cosmic cycle, like the end of our conventional yearly calendar? Are New Age beliefs,...
View ArticleVaruna – Introduction-post
FROM TIME to time people have asked me why I did not write VARUNA’s story immediately after the disaster, when events would have been ‘sensational news’; indeed many offers were extended to me at the...
View Article2012 and All That
The End of The World is Now - It is an evocative phrase - ‘The End of The World’ - and it has been predicted a few times during my life; on the face of it, unsuccessfully. This gives some hope for...
View Article[BUY]: The Seven Gifts
PAPER Book - posted to New Zealand = $12 PAPER Book - posted to Australia = $15 PAPER Book - posted World-wide = $20 (All prices in US$) PAPER Books come...
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