Syria has become the hot topic of the moment with President Assad as the west’s new figure of hate. The Obama Administration wants a limited military response to the chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians, allegedly by the Syrian Military. And as AP reported, ‘Syrian President Bashar Assad has warned there will be “repercussions” against … Continue reading
Social Media and Networking Tips
This the 8th and final post in the Indie Block Party, and the theme as the crate says is Social Media & Network Tips. When I became a writer, as opposed to a retired journalist, I was led to believe that building my social platform was crucial. So I dutifully created this website/blog, a dedicated … Continue reading
Writing Tips
For Post 7 in the Indie Block Party the topic is: Share your most helpful writing tips and advice. What do you know now that you wished you had known when you started writing? I always say that I wish that I had known that completing my first novel overnight wasn’t guaranteed or required. It’s … Continue reading
One Book to Fuel them all…
Another reading theme for Post 6 in the Indie Block Party: What are the top 5 books you absolutely love? This is harder, perhaps, than listing my Top 5 Movies, games/MMORPGS, and even music. Immediately reminds me of BBC Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs where celebrity ‘castaways’ name their top eight record choices, plus a … Continue reading
And for my reading pleasure…
This is Post 5 in the Indie Block Party and today the topic is: What are you currently reading? So this is my current situation, when I haven’t even updated my Goodreads page to reflect the last five centuries or so of reading. 1. Anyway I’ve just finished an excellent thriller, ‘Oracle’ by J C … Continue reading
How to commit the perfect murder to paper: Advice from David Thomas, aka Tom Cain
Originally posted on Tyson Adams:
David Thomas’, aka Tom Cain, first novel I’m not a fan of The Daily Fail. They really do seem to swim in the shallow end of the wading pool of intelligence. That said, today they featured an article from a very good novelist, someone with whom I’ve had some interesting…
