That the internet has had a profound effect on our world is so obvious that it barely needs stating. In terms of its ability to create long-term social change it’s on a par with the printing press, or indeed just about any major technological and scientific development you care to mention. But what effect will all… Continue reading The Internet, Piracy, and Amanda Palmer
The short story – unless the author is a bestseller, or famous – is something of a neglected form. The big publishers often steer clear of it for the simple reason that it isn’t considered much of a money-spinner. (Self-publishers, sadly, often tend to stay away from it for much the same reason.) The trend,… Continue reading Short but Sweet…
First of all, may I wish anyone who happens to be reading this a very happy 2015! I’m not a great one for celebrating New Year, but it seems as good an opportunity as any to spread a little goodwill around. And now, with that little courtesy taken care of, let’s get down to business…
It seems like yesterday that I was bemoaning the onset of winter. Now, summer is almost upon us (or at least it is here in Italy, where 25°C is considered a perfectly reasonable May temperature). And summer is, in my mind, associated with one thing above all else: the Edinburgh eBook Festival, masterminded by the… Continue reading Staying Undead: Gothic Fiction
Not many people have heard of Alt Lit as yet. At the risk of being humiliated, I’m going to stick my neck out and say that they soon will. Oh dear, I’ve done it now. Making predictions is one of the surest ways to incur public ridicule and utter mortification, which is perhaps why fortune-tellers… Continue reading Alt Lit, the Internet, and the State of Self-publishing: Part 2
Jeepers! Hollywood bonkbuster queen Jackie Collins is to self-publish!
