A beautiful blog...

Today, I’m on author Jessica Bell’s blog as an “Artist Unleashed” with a guest post “Write What You Really Really Want”.

I hope you’ll visit and read a little more about my writing motivation. 😉

But the treasure of Jessica’s blog is the gorgeous bubble girl…

 

Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova […]

Struggling to write in the promo sea

Those Who Know say the best way to keep your work in front of readers is to write another book. As I’m in the middle of letting everybody know about (let’s be honest, marketing) my new book and trying to reach as many potential readers as possible, I’ve snatched a few minutes out to think […]

Is an author name a feminist issue?

A new fan I met today who said she loved thrillers with a difference, asked me why I used my obviously female name and not initials. She thought I would gain more credibility as A M Morton than Alison Morton as I would sound like a man. I gave a stock answer and buried my […]

Amazon v. Goodreads?

Recently, I’ve heard mixed things about Goodreads and Amazon, so I thought I’d explore a little more.

My initial and anecdotal impression has been that Goodreads encouraged fairly considered and balanced observations, while Amazon often offered either blatant adoration of a book or a flippant rejection. Goodreads reviewers were tied to a social profile […]

Roman doesn't mean one thing

Traditionally, ancient Rome was founded in 753 BC. It grew into one of the largest empires in the ancient world with roughly 20% of the world’s population and an area of 6.5 million square kilometres at its height.

Plagued by internal instability and attacked by various migrating peoples, the western part of the empire broke […]