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Yep, it’s an old question, but a good one. Choosing and enjoying a book is very personal and each reader’s view is subjective. This is why reviews of any one book can vary so much! But here’s my personal take on what makes a good read for me (YMMV). A well-paced story, with a […] January 21st, 2019 | Tags: Books, Characters, fiction, reading, reading books | Category: Authors, Books, Characters, Readers | 6 comments On 4 March 2010, I wrote my first ever blogpost. It wasn’t startling, nor was it particularly erudite. I followed it up with thirteen more posts that month. Unfortunately, any ‘Likes’ and comments were obliterated when we suffered a major backup disaster in 2016. I wept, but some followers were kind enough to go back […] November 16th, 2018 | Tags: Blogging, Feedback, social media | Category: Blogging, Insights, Provocations, Readers, Social media | 20 comments Back in Dublin! From arriving at the airport, riding into the city from the airport and stepping down from the bus in O’Connell Street, there was something rather familiar. Once again, I’d been invited by Laurence O’Bryan who heads up the Books Go Social group to speak at this very friendly festival. Although I’m waving […] June 25th, 2018 | Tags: Books, conferences, Dublin, Getting published, Hard graft, Writing skills | Category: Authors, Business skills, CARINA, Getting published, Readers, Social media | Leave a comment In the CrimeFest bookroom. Oh, look, INCEPTIO! Crimefest 2018 is over. I enjoyed it immensely, but goodness, you need stamina as it’s full-on. I don’t mean concentrating during the excellent panels (full details here), nor the snatched lunch breaks nor the feast of books in the bookroom run by Waterstones Bristol Galleries. No, it’s […] May 20th, 2018 | Tags: advice, Alliance of Independent Authors, author panels, Books, Bristol, conferences, CrimeFest, CrimeFest2018, indie panel, indie publishing, self-publishing, thriller writing, Waterstones | Category: ALLi, Authors, Events, INCEPTIO, Readers, Writing life | 2 comments A reviewer wrote about SUCCESSIO, the third Roma Nova novel: “Clearly, Alison Morton is as much a reckless risk-taker as her main character, Carina Mitela. […] after creating one of the most fascinating heroes in my recent memory in book one, and shamefully marginalizing him in book two, the author now proceeds to dismantle the […] April 17th, 2018 | Tags: alternative history, genres, indie publishing, niche, risk, Roma Nova, writers | Category: Authors, Books, Characters, Genres, Getting published, Readers, SUCCESSIO, Writing life | 5 comments |
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