

Intriguing the Prospect
This is how conventional marketing is supposed to work: 1. You have a group of ‘warm prospects’. 2. You place before this group a...


On Steve Carr
I first became acquainted with Steve Carr when I started to explore the world of independent writing back in 2017. His name seemed to be...


The Truth About 'Comfort Zones'
We have all heard the term ‘comfort zone’, usually in the context that we should be getting out of ours. The idea is that we have...


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Writing Your Last Page
If you’re having trouble putting a story together, try writing it backwards. The question ‘What will happen next?’ occurs in even the...


What Ludlum and Austen Have In Common
Whether or not a person recognises it, they are endeavouring to sanctify their experiences. People enter the world and what visibly...


Learn what a story really is...
Learn: • what a story really is • what it is actually doing to and for you and other readers ​ • the magnetic power that attracts readers...


Thor: Ragnarok - a Review
Thor was always my favourite Marvel superhero. It was the fact that he was feeble, even crippled, as a mortal man, Dr. Don Blake, but, by...


Fictivity and the Path Out Of The Labyrinth
Writing fiction is a wild thing. Writers who just want to write can do whatever they like. They can take words, or even letters, and put...