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At the Triskele LitFest It’s generally accepted that it’s easier to market a series of novels than separate, stand-alone ones. It’s also more fun to write as you can introduce more entanglements and conflicts across several books. 😉 But if you already write a novel series you can expand their reach further by offering […] October 29th, 2018 | Tags: advice, anthologies, book marketing, Books, indie publishing, novella, Novels, short stories | Category: ALLi, AURELIA, Authors, Books, CARINA, Getting published, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, Marketing skills, RETALIO, ROMA NOVA EXTRA, SUCCESSIO, Writing skills | Leave a comment 
First you have an idea, then you think it through, conjure up characters or sometimes try to stop them yammering at you, then you imagine a setting and stir all together into a really sticky problem.
Several months later or sometimes a year later, out comes a typed manuscript. If you’ve […] October 18th, 2018 | Tags: book launch, book marketing, book production, Books, editing, Getting published, indie publishing, proofing cover design, self-publishing | Category: Authors, Blogging, Books, Getting published, Marketing skills, Roma Nova, ROMA NOVA EXTRA, Writing life, Writing skills | 6 comments 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 Super exciting news! I’ve been chosen to be a panellist at the prestigious CrimeFest in May! I’ll be on ‘The Indie Alternative’ at 9.30 Sunday 20 May with fellow Alliance of Independent Authors writing friend Debbie Young, and authors Ian Andrew and Karen Millie James, with Zoë Sharp in the chair. Do have a […] March 1st, 2018 | Tags: Alliance of Independent Authors, conferences, crime fiction, CrimeFest, indie publishing, self-publishing | Category: ALLi, Authors, Events, Getting published, Other people's websites/blogs, Writing life, Writing skills | Leave a comment |
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