by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 31, 2016 | Books, Self-Publishing
As I’ve mentioned before, one of the worst things about indie publishing is that I have to take responsibility for every single part of the publishing process, and not just the writing bit, or the talking about the book afterwards. I’ve got the first book...
by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 20, 2016 | Books
It’s almost here! This week, Episode 1 and Episode 2 of The Bug will be available to download for Amazon’s Kindle, with Episode 3 available to pre-order, too. Flying completely in the face of what I’ve said before, all six episodes will be exclusive...
by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 9, 2016 | Random Writing
Dear Fat Bloke Down the Road, I’m the first to admit that it would be easier to come and speak to you in person than to draft this letter, but there is a good reason I have elected to contact you in writing. Put simply, you terrify me. Actually, perhaps...
by Barry J Hutchison | Mar 4, 2016 | Books
Thanks to everyone who voted either via the site, on Twitter, Facebook or anywhere else to help me choose the final cover for The Bug Episode 1. I’ve now put together the covers for the whole series, as well as a little book trailer for you to check out. For...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 27, 2016 | Books, Self-Publishing
Hey, thanks for stopping by. I could really use your help, actually. You see, one of the great thing about indie publishing is that you get to have complete creative control over every element of your books. One of the major downsides is exactly the same thing. If...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 24, 2016 | Books
I know some of you have been wondering exactly when you’ll be able to get your hands on my upcoming apocalyptic horror serial, The Bug. Well, you need wonder no longer, because the full release schedule has now been set. The episodes will be available on Kindle,...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 22, 2016 | Random Writing
Here’s another open letter I wrote a long time ago, back when I lived in a village where dozens of teenagers would hang around outside the one supermarket for miles around. Dear Kids Outside My Local Supermarket, Apologies first of all for contacting you by...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 22, 2016 | Self-Publishing
One of the parts of my self-publishing strategy I’ve been debating over is whether my ebooks should be exclusive to Amazon’s Kindle or not. For those who don’t know, Amazon runs a scheme called KDP Select (Kindle Direct Publishing, in case you were...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 21, 2016 | Books
It is with much pleasure, excitement, happiness and a tiny amount of arousal that I can now reveal the first teaser image for my upcoming six-part horror serial, The Bug, which begins publishing on 24th March 2016, then every two weeks thereafter. Dare you catch The...
by Barry J Hutchison | Feb 20, 2016 | Books
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned this before or not, but I actually dabbled in self-publishing an ebook for grown-ups a year or so back. I decided I was going to produce a serialised horror story about a new type of insect which burrows into the flesh of...