How to Get Your Writing Project Started – in Four Easy Steps

Get On Track With Your Writing This Spring

Back in January, I was excited (and a bit nervous) as I launched my very first ecourse, On Track. A bunch of fantastic students signed up, and we had a brilliant six weeks: starting new projects and restarting stalled ones, working through lessons and assignments,...
Why I’m Giving Up on My Dream

Why I’m Giving Up on My Dream

Why I’m Giving Up on My Dream This isn’t a post I ever imagined I’d write. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a  novelist. Half a lifetime ago, when I was thirteen, I started working on my first novel. (It was pretty crap, for the...
Indie Publishing: What I Learned from SXSW

Indie Publishing: What I Learned from SXSW

Indie Publishing: What I Learned from SXSW I’m back! As you might know, I was in Austin, Texas for the annual South by South West (SXSW) Interactive conference. So what did I get up to? Well, I spent a lot of time hanging out in coffee-shops and at...
Everything I Know About Biz, I Learnt From Naomi Dunford

Everything I Know About Biz, I Learnt From Naomi Dunford

Everything I Know About Biz, I Learnt From Naomi Dunford This post is in honour of Naomi Dunford’s birthday. Feel free to eat cake while reading it… The IttyBiz front page I buy a fair few ebooks on biz-related matters. And I take online classes. I read...