Many of you know that one of the things I wish to do is provide a wide range of resources for authors and authors-to-be, so that, at a glance, simple yet popular issues could be clarified in one minute flat. Issues such as customary phrases people get wrong on a regular basis, for example. Some …
2013 – Week 17 and a Poll
Hello and welcome to newsletter number 17. I can't believe a third of this year's gone - poof! - and I still have so much I want to achieve! Stand still, Time, for goodness' sake! I could do with an extra month or two, but I'll even take a week, if that's all you have. …
Giving Back – Help Me Decide
Hello, my friends. I thought we should talk about something easy today, since it's Sunday. So, how about a quick poll? Hey, I never thought it would be easy for you - just me. What I was thinking about was the injustice of having a multitude of means to recognise the brilliance of traditionally published …
Sexiest Language Poll
Ok, this is just a cute little poll inspired by one of the books I edited not so long ago. The choice is simple. If you were to have undying love declared to you loudly and in public, in what language would you rather listen to it? We'll assume, for the purposes of …
The Ideal Human Being – What Gets Your Vote?
Hello, mes amis. I was having a chat with a few of my friends the other day, and found myself commenting on the characters in my novels. What they are capable of, how they think, what they would do and say... you get the gist. Anyway, what got me thinking after that conversation was not …
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A Question For You
A while ago I did a little poll - well, no, it was a huge poll, actually - about what it takes to be a writer. I was asked to add to the original answers because I had missed some obvious ones, and I agreed. That list is a combined effort of our author minds. …
Which One’s Your Worst Offender?
This post has a lot to do with grammar, so if that word has the same effect on you as a BOO shouted loudly in the dark, then please yourselves. Run away. Or, if you're a hero, you could stay and read on. I grew up in a far away land, in a time when …
