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Bone Breakers is free from 12th December to 16th December
If you haven’t picked up Bone Breakers yet – hold off. I’m making it available for free for five days from 12th – 16th December (my early Christmas present to you). Besides, sales of my work have...
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To free, or not to free? That is the question
I’ve given away plenty of freebies in the past – far more than I have sold, if I’m completely honest – so why am I asking this question now? Well, I’ve been thinking about it a lot, recently. Partly...
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Half-term report
At the end of last year, I set myself an annual target that was intended to ‘steady the ship’ after disappointing sales in 2013. I sold a lot less than I did in 2012, and there were signs that this …...
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Twelve Mad Men – Ryan Bracha interviewed
When the outrageously talented self-published author Ryan Bracha (Paul Carter Is A Dead Man, Strangers Are Just Friends You Haven’t Killed Yet) contacted me about being part of a wild anthology idea...
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The Glasgow Grin is finally here
After 3 years of writing and editing, the direct sequel to The Hunters, The Glasgow Grin, is finally here, slashing its way on to Kindle devices and apps everywhere! And for a fortnight only, it’s at...
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Did you buy The Hunters from Amazon (UK & US) on Sunday 15th February?
If so, you may have received a faulty ebook file from them. The file the ebook should contain is, obviously, The Hunters, but yesterday due to a technical glitch (aka I’m a fucking clown) the file that...
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Glasgow grinning
Yesterday was the day I sold 1,000 ebooks in a single month. If you’re also a writer and you guffaw at this figure (and say to yourself, “Well, I sell that many in a single week, day, hour), then...
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2016: No Resolutions, just a resolve to push forward
2015 was the year I finally finished and published The Glasgow Grin. The process was more difficult than I’d anticipated, which meant that I barely wrote another word for a good couple of months. To be...
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Some fresh cover concepts
I’m thinking of renewing my cover designs. The aesthetic is rough and gritty – all sketchy, nervous lines and spatters of colour – reflecting the content of the books. It’ll be interesting to know...
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Subtitle Fatigue: The Gripping Post With the Twist that’s got Everybody Talking
Am I the only person out there who’s bloody sick and tired of seeing Kindle books with SEO subtitles that are like a mini-essay? For example: The Girl with a Girl Tattoo: The psychological thriller...
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