The world is descending past its tipping point so fast, we may not be able to fix it, even with gaffer tape. These books explain…
How to self-market our awesome books from a ideas pundit
This blog will explain how to leap between writing and marketing skills.
Plan to publish
A writer should get their books out there. Writers should plan to publish so we don’t leave the power of story to people such as…
Is saying “that’s a cliché” clichéd? How to avoid being clichéd.
n writing, a clichéd expression is a well-used phrase or opinion that betrays a lack of original thought. How can writing be amusing and punchy and avoid being clichéd?
Recommended feel-good books
Feel-good books must be hard to write because well-written ones are hard to find. Here are some books I have enjoyed. To be a feel-good…
Recommended classic books to read
These are classic books that I’ve read recently. All have strong stories, which I love, and all have something important to say. They are in…
Coral Bay 2020
The Anthill I have been fortunate to have joined an annual trip to Coral Bay, which Ian (Toad) Godfrey, started doing in the nineteen seventies….
Red Rising: Red Rising Series 1, by Pierce Brown
Red Rising is an edgy science fiction story of love and revenge. It is like ‘The Hunger Games’ only with more masculine themes. In some…
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
“The Lost Man” is an intriguing murder mystery, which in contrast to a locked room, occurs where the only boundary is a distant horizon. Jane…
The Lascar’s Dagger:
The Lascar’s Dagger: The Forsaken Lands by Glenda Larke is a book that takes the reader to a stimulating and spiritual world of swords and…