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The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1893 When I read yet another ‘buy my book’ direct message on Facebook Messenger this morning, I screeched out loud. I’m surprised it wasn’t heard from one end of Europe to the other. Direct messaging (DM) or private messaging (PM) is a utility on social media, in particular Twitter […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!January 24th, 2018 | Tags: behaviour, direct messages, Facebook, netiquette, politeness, Twitter | Category: Authors, Social media, Useful stuff, Writing life | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) Darryl and Paul Bennett Today, my guest is the delightful Paul Bennett who lives in the New England town of Salem, Massachusetts with his wife Daryl and writes historical fiction, the first of which The Clash of Empires is set during the French and Indian Wars. Discovering his future did not include the […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 5th, 2017 | Tags: Classics, French and Indian Wars, historical, historical fiction | Category: Authors, Books, Guests | One comment - (Comments are closed) They say “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and “A diamond is forever” but that is just marketing. Diamonds have played a far more significant rôle in human culture, and for a much longer time. The name “diamond” is derived from ancient Greek αδάμας (adámas), “proper”, “unalterable”, “unbreakable”, “untamed”. Stones are thought to have […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!December 3rd, 2017 | Category: Authors, Guests, Other people's websites/blogs, Readers, Roma Nova, Saturnalia | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) When we say ‘creative writing’ what do we mean? Poetry, a story, a play? Perhaps you are moved to write a short story or a piece of flash fiction. Or go for a full-length novel or its little sister, the novella. Let’s unpick some of these… Plays and poetry are well recognised as such […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 21st, 2017 | Tags: alternative history, Books, CARINA, creative writing, Inceptio, PERFIDITAS | Category: Authors, Books, Writing skills | Comments are closed Is an author who publishes books, by whatever route, entitled to a fully private life? Yes, and no. Publishing a work – fiction, non-fiction, academic – makes that work and its author’s name available to the public. A fiction writer may use a pseudonym, of course. Readers will read the work – let’s call it […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!November 13th, 2017 | Tags: advice, author life, fame, Getting published, public/private | Category: Authors, Insights, Personal, Readers, Social media, Writing life | 6 comments - (Comments are closed) |
   
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