

Building an Author Platform: Social Media
Earlier, we saw that, in order to build a comprehensive, attractive and effective ‘shell’ around the kernel of a work of fiction, an...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Building an Author Platform: Websites
Many writers get confused about websites and social media pages and so forth. What is the best way to build that thing called an ‘author...


The Wit of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (1835 – 1910), whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and...


The Realities of the Writing Industry Part 2
I live on the edge of a rural district in Yorkshire, England’s largest county and one of the most beautiful areas in the world. Across...

Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


The Realities of the Writing Industry Part 1
It’s sometimes a struggle to convince some writers of the realities of the industry in which they are working. The common belief amongst...


What Your Book Cover Should Be Doing
I recollect being very angry about something many years ago. I don’t remember what it was that had made me so annoyed, but I remember...

How to Advertise in the Inner Circle Writers’ Magazine
As you probably have heard, the world’s most exciting writers’ magazine was launched early in 2019. The magazine contains many, many...