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Meta has stolen my books!

Posted on 2nd April, 2025

I’ve posted a few months ago about AI and that I didn’t think it was something writers have to worry about. I still think that the creative capabilities of AI …

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Should we be worried?

Posted on 28th February, 2025

I know that some people think that writers, actors and other media people shouldn’t be political but as far as I’m concerned saying nothing when evil stalks the world is …

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New Milestones and New Challenges.

Posted on 1st February, 2025

I think that decade years are significant whether they be age-related or work-related. I’ve got both this year. In 2005 my first book, a Regency romantic adventure entitled, The Unconventional Miss Walters, …

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Any resolutions?

Posted on 2nd January, 2025

Happy New Year – let’s hope it’s a better one than last year although with Trump becoming president again I think that’s highly unlikely. We’ve got a Labour government, a …

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Will AI ruin book sales?

Posted on 3rd December, 2024

The talk amongst writers is all about AI. What are your feeling about this? I think it’s not going to be a problem for us despite those four men saying …

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Don’t Mention Religion or Politics!

Posted on 5th November, 2024

There’s a belief that you should never talk about religion or politics with people you don’t know as these are always contentious subjects. Politics, nowadays, especially so. As a writer …

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Should a writer write what their readers want or what they want to write?

Posted on 10th October, 2024

It’s always difficult starting a new series, Harbour House, and this one set in Wivenhoe in Essex and surrounding villages has proved just as troublesome. However, Wartime Arrivals at Harbour House, …

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Royalties monthly or an advance and royalties six monthly?

Posted on 1st September, 2024

There’s been a lot of chat in Bookseller and on various loops about whether the new, smaller independent publishers have the better marketing model than the old traditional ones. If you’re …

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Boldwood Birthday

Posted on 1st August, 2024

Today I’m celebrating the fifth birthday of my wonderful publisher Boldwood. They started in 2019 with a handful of writers and four staff. Now there are 150+ Boldies and over …

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