News and Updates
Birth of a Book Trailer
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 someone...
New Covers for The Bug
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 in a new...
The Bug is Unleashed This Week
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 to Kindle for at...
An Open Letter to the Fat Bloke Down the Road
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 'terrify' is...
The Bug Covers and Trailer Reveal
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 maximum...
Help Choose the Cover for The Bug
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...
The Bug Release Schedule
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,...
An Open Letter to the Kids Outside my Local Supermarket
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 letter...
Should Self-Publishers Swear Allegiance to Amazon?
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 wondering). By...
