Why Writers Should Fear Obscurity, Not Piracy
Why Writers Should Fear Obscurity, Not Piracy Image from Flickr by pasukaru76. There’s one question that seems to crop up more than any other in my email inbox, and when I’m talking about self-publishing. And that’s: How do I stop people stealing my book? A lot of new...
Memoir: Truth or Fiction? [Guest Post]
Memoir: Truth or Fiction? [Guest Post] This is a guest post by Tracy Wilson. Tracy and I have been friends for several years (she’s one of Kitty’s godmothers, too) and I asked her to write a post for Aliventures about memoir … something that I...
Can You Call Yourself a “Writer” if You’re Not Currently Writing?
Can You Call Yourself a “Writer” if You’re Not Currently Writing? A couple of weeks ago, I sent out a newsletter titled – like this post – “Can you call yourself a writer if you’re not currently writing?” It got a great response … and I realised I’d hit on a...