

Going Fishing
On Lake Tanganyika in Africa, fishermen use a fascinating method of catching fish. The equatorial sun shines brightly down onto the...


The Secret to Achieving Your Goals
Let me let you into a little secret about achieving goals… There’s a very specific ‘trick’ to getting things done which is often...


Why Is My Book Not Making Me Any Money?
Here’s why your brilliant book might not be making money for you. You’ve written a mini-masterpiece — or at least something which you...


A Vital Point to Consider If You're Trying to Get Published Part 27
Examining your work and career in the light of a strategy can be a very rewarding experience. Here's the strategy we've been looking at:...


A Vital Point to Consider If You're Trying to Get Published Part 26
Last time, we worked out a strategy for you as a writer: ‘Servicing readers' existing need for thematic elements while building up a...


A Vital Point to Consider If You're Trying to Get Published Part 25
We’ve established over recent articles that the thing that attracts readers — including editors looking for stories to publish— is theme....

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A Review of BBC TV’s 2019 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol [with spoilers]
Like many of you, I’m suspicious of any modern attempt to adapt old classics, especially when fond memories are held of prior adaptations...


A Different Way of Doing Things Part 9
To shift the gravity so that readers are pulled toward you and your work(s), you need to write a book which has built-in sellability....


A Different Way of Doing Things Part 8
Earlier, we spoke about a gravitational shift in which, instead of the writer falling into orbit around the reader, going round and round...