by Barry J Hutchison | Jan 11, 2017 | Vlogs
Because I appear to be unable to keep a regular written blog, I’ve decided to start making video blogs instead. Video blogs like this one right here…
by Barry J Hutchison | Sep 24, 2016 | Self-Publishing
A lot of my readers prefer to read ebooks over print books, but there are still a big chunk who enjoy reading paperbacks. Always eager to please, I’ve been investigating the two most commonly used print on demand companies used by indie authors –...
by Barry J Hutchison | Sep 24, 2016 | Books
Lights down, sound up – the Space Team trailer has arrived! About the book A hilarious, fast-paced space adventure from the author the Independent calls “the new Terry Pratchett.” Cal Carver is having a bad day. Imprisoned and forced to share a cell...
by Barry J Hutchison | Sep 13, 2016 | Authors
Following on from yesterday’s post, today I’m introducing you to another great new author I’ve discovered. Cris Pasqueralle is a former New York police officer, who now writes magical fantasy adventure novels for children and young adults. It was...
by Barry J Hutchison | Sep 12, 2016 | Authors
I’ve been lucky enough recently to stumble upon a great community of authors who are all producing some fantastic books. Over the next few days, I thought I’d introduce you to a few of them and their work. I really encourage you to take a look at their...
by Barry J Hutchison | Jul 31, 2016 | Books
In between working on a frankly ridiculous number of children’s book, I’m also working on the follow-up to The Bug – a comedy sci-fi space opera called Space Team. I’ll share more details about the story and characters soon, but for now I...
by Barry J Hutchison | Jul 18, 2016 | Books
Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of feedback from people that the bug-legs-through-the-eye-socket covers for The Bug are so disturbing they’ve put them off reading the books. Obviously, I’m a fan of disturbing, but if it’s putting people off,...
by Barry J Hutchison | Jun 4, 2016 | Books
It’s the moment you’ve (possibly) all been waiting for – all six episodes of The Bug are now gathered together in one epic collected edition. Featuring almost 80,000 words of bug-packed sci-fi horror, the collected edition is the easiest way to read...
by Barry J Hutchison | Apr 24, 2016 | General
Let me state one thing very clearly up front: I owe my writing career to Tommy Donbavand. Tommy and I first ‘met’ nigh-on two decades ago. We were both members of Zoetrope.com, a writing website run by one Mr Francis Ford Coppola. We ended up swapping...
by Barry J Hutchison | Apr 15, 2016 | Self-Publishing
Since putting my teaser trailer for The Bug together, I’ve had a lot of people ask me for advice on how they might go about making their own book trailer. I thought I’d go through the steps I took when putting my Bug trailer together, in the hope that...