Writing: How to Write About Distant Places

We've been talking on this blog lately about the benefits of writing about what or where you know, such as…

What Is Literary Fiction and Why Does It Matter?

Reports of the death of literary fiction are greatly exaggerated, claims US science fiction and fantasy author Kevin McLaughlin,…

In the first of an occasional series defining and celebrating different genres and formats of writing, British author Debbie Young…

Could you write 10,000 words a day? Charles Sheehan-Miles, based in Massachusetts, USA, shares top tips for indie authors to…

Established non-fiction author Carol Cooper is currently deploying her medical background in her second novel, a sequel to the raunchy…

"Having a writing mentor is like having a guardian angel on your side," says Rebecca Swift, co-founder and director of…

American self-published fantasy novelist Samantha Warren draws our attention to the growing market and potential success of serial fiction, drawing…

ALLi's latest guidebook, Opening Up To Indie Authors, calls for self-published authors to strive for quality, making each book the…

Drawing on his own experience, US author Michael La Ronn, writing in Des Moines, Iowa, explains how to use Goodreads…

How and when did your journey as a self-published writer begin? As a child, were you "always reading"? Did you…

British novelist Helen Hollick, whose work is both self-published and trade-published, advises indie authors on how to choose and use…

"I'm not interested in pressing the 'Publish' button," says Irish self-published author Eliza Green, who kindly shares here her brave…