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 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 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...