Anyone who knows me and either a) actually listens to me b) reads my social media updates, will know that I’m currently editing a four volume series of anthologies called Raus! Untoten! The process itself has been a hugely enjoyable learning curve. I got to see things from an editor’s point of view. In fact, … Continue reading
My eldest is doing a project on World War II. She has to stand in front of the class and give a talk. Needless to say she’s already better at using PowerPoint than I ever was. As part of this presentation she’s doing an imaginary diary, written by an evacuee. She then decided that she … Continue reading
Social media is a valuable tool if you’re an author and you use it correctly. Incorrectly used, Facebook, Twitter and any number of other sites can suck your creative time into a black hole from which there is no return. Correctly used, it can help you reach out to your readers and find projects, such … Continue reading
As many of you will know, I’m a fledgling author. The Raus! Untoten! project is my first as an editor of anthologies. Previously, the editing I did was more magazine aka martial arts journalism based, so I was very happy indeed to get this project. What I certainly did not expect was to get a … Continue reading