Category: Non-fiction

It’s already been a sizzling summer, and Metamorph Publishing has announced their second annual Indie Book Awards! You heard that right, a summer book awards! The event officially begins on January 1 You heard that right, a summer book awards! The event officially begins on January 1st of each year, and nominations will be accepted… Continue reading 2017 Summer Indie Book Awards!

I'm very proud of all my books! Which one takes your fancy! Amazon

The apostrophe must be the most misunderstood and misused piece of punctuation in the language. This is made worse by the fact that most people simply fail to understand what it does, and make it unnecessarily complicated. The result is that many people, in an effort to appear correct, use a scattergun approach, dropping in… Continue reading Apostrophe Catastrophe by Patrick C Notchtree

  A trilogy telling the author’s life story told through his avatar, Simon; a tale of love and loyalty, betrothal, and betrayal, triumph and tragedy; novels that chart one man's attempts to rise above the legacy of a traumatic childhood. The first book deals with Simon's childhood friendship and eventual love affair with an older… Continue reading The Clouds Still Hang by Patrick C Notchtree

This is the first cookbook I have shared, so it must be something special.     Want to know more? Paperback Amazon Hardcover 

84: 10 Ways to let your characters out of the book! This tip, and many others on the writing and editing aspects of the business, can be found in Before You Publish: Tips on grammar, writing, and editing, now available in digital and paperback format. You can think of this as a reference guide, rather… Continue reading Before You Publish

When my book Star Struck became live as a paperback in September, I opened a Facebook launch group to spread the word. (I've since revamped it and you can read why in Cover Story) From there, I wrote a post for my Books & Reviews site and also recruited as many bloggers as I could and  people who would… Continue reading How I promoted my book.

I love book covers and these days there are some fabulous ones around.  So I am showcasing some of my favourite ones.  More will be added as I come across them. I have contacted the authors to get some more information on the covers, so check back again to see what else has been added.… Continue reading Book Covers

In the 1990’s I answered an advert in the local paper looking for writers to join a writer’s circle. We met at the local hospital once a fortnight. A topic was set and each we’d each read out what we had written and the others would comment on it. It was by listening to other… Continue reading A Writer Lot