For those who may not be aware, our very own Maureen Vincent-Northam is holding a huge party on Facebook to celebrate the release of her latest book, Trace Your Roots. Every man and his dog (or her dog) is invited, so if you'd like to pop on ov... Read more

I had an interesting email from Jeanne this afternoon asking where I've been and why I don't visit and blog as often as I used to here on Writelink.   Twenty minutes after I replied to her, I received another email, from an American publi... Read more

Well friends. Here's the first  post of the New Year and it's packed full of news.   It's no secret that I've been self-publishing on the Kindle and Smashwords for the last year or so. If any of you are as frustrated as I was with pu... Read more

It's that time of year when we look back and reflect on what has been and what we hope might come to pass.   It's been a testing year for me. My health has continued to deteriorate, and even now I'm not sure I've "bottomed out." Movement... Read more

A mirror post of one on my main blog.   It’s been a funny old day. We had our annual battle of the supermarket aisles this morning, which lasted about two hours while Her Indoors stocked up on the goodies for next week. At the end of... Read more

The editorial team has now met in complete secrecy in the bar of the Mare & Foal, and formulated this year's submission guidelines. They're pretty much the same as last year's in fact.   First and most rigid. We can accept submissions o... Read more

Monday is Halloween, the night the witches ride, the night the undead come to pay us a visit (also known as the team United put out against City last week).   Beyond Halloween lies an even more frightening, annual experience. Christmas! (... Read more

Hello again.   Pottering about here and there, I read an awful lot about book trailers and how we need them to help sell our work. I've always been a bit sceptical, but last week, twiddling thumbs to the degree of a Gordian Knot, I though... Read more

  Being old-ish, surly, outspoken, grumpy and notoriously tight-fisted means I don't get invited to dinner very often. Usually, it's only at Christmas and they can't avoid me because they're family. Even so, I always get the impression the... Read more

One of the big arguments against indies is a lack of editing. It's not always the case. Maureen edits all my work independently. But when I see titles like A Roman Peace in Briton it gives me cause for concern.   I haven't read the book.... Read more