Tag Archives: non fiction

Do you know how traditional publishers pay their authors?
Neil Gaiman comes up with such wonderful quotes! I’ve wanted to be an author since I was able to read, it was something I always assumed I would do. It wasn’t until I was older that I realised it wasn’t (at that time) as straightforward as that. Once I’d written a book that I believed […]

#BookReview – WORDS WE CARRY by D.G. Kaye #memoir #essay
Book Review – non-fiction memoir/essay My latest review was just a fraction too late to squeeze into #AugustReviews, but please do share anyway. Words We Carry by D.G. Kaye My rating: 5 of 5 stars ‘Words We Carry: Essays of Obsession and Self-Esteem’ is a perfect title for this collection of memoirs about growing up […]

How to Find a Wealth of Free Stock Photos
For all you authors and bloggers who, like me, spend way too much time sourcing free images, take a look at the review of this wonderful book… A review of a guide to free stock photos Source: How to Find a Wealth of Free Stock Photos

#Review – MENO-WHAT? A MEMOIR – by D G Kaye #non-fiction #memoir #menopause
I really need to catch up on a few more reviews, so here goes… Although this blog is usually about fantasy and SF, sometimes I like to read something outside those genres, and this is one of those occasions. This little book is one for ‘ladies of a certain age’, and, indeed all ladies, as it […]
Managing a part-time writing career
“Don’t give up the day job!” We’ve all heard it, and most of us need to abide by it. Unless we are lucky enough to get that big break (and I mean, big), few writers can earn a decent living by writing and doing nothing else. A couple of authors (past and present members) in the […]