My novel (in its final edit) is heavily based on religion, but the organised side of religion rather than the belief system. The setting is the...
I use the basic 365 package across a number of machines (up to 5 are covered). I'll be honest; if Microsoft really want to take the risk stealing...
Genre can be a pivotal consideration when looking at self-publishing. For example, if you write in a very niche genre, it's often not realistic to...
If someone genuinely wants you or your work, they won't just disappear if you play hard to get. I'm pretty good at spotting BS, but if I'm not...
I use OneNote and Word. I embed the word files in a table in OneNote, and have other tabs for research, notes, plot guides, characters, etc.. I...
Forget the dystopian element for a moment. When I was 17 I fell in love every time I saw a woman, and there were plenty of them about. I probably...
Another vote for secondary school (or Grammar). Never used high school. As for knob, it's always knob with a k in my experience. Unless your...
‘Brother, I have sinned — and my wife is very hairy.’
I tend to make my chapters a length that encourages the reader to think, 'just one more chapter before...'. Hefty chapters are too easy to put...
My latest rejection came for a few poems I submitted. It did include the reason. Apparently there's no place in poetry for overt sex and violence.
As long as they know how to reload and have plenty of ammo, they'd have the time it took their target to run 1km to retry until they hit him. If...
The biggest issue would be whether the scope had been zeroed for them. If anyone uses my rifles they have to work out adjustments for elevation...
Aha, I was going to ask if you meant 'Zummerzet'.
To be honest, I don't really get any benefit from exclusive submissions. I suppose having been on the other side of the fence I appreciate that...
Funnily enough, I'm not a believer in simultaneous submissions and everything goes to one place at a time. I always state that in my cover letters...
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