by Paul Stephenson | Jul 15, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Reading, Self Publishing
As I head toward the very exciting prospect of getting a new book into the world, I’m beginning to wind down my promotional efforts on the Blood on the Motorway saga. But I wanted to get it in front of a few new readers before I did so, and so I’ve banded together...
by Paul Stephenson | Jun 24, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Books, Net joy
Nine books. Seven authors. All with an Amazon rating north of 4.5 (we’re rounding up!) or higher. All full books, and – here’s the best bit – each on available for 99c/99p. The catch? This offer is only on until the end of this week, so if you want to grab one, you’d...
by Paul Stephenson | Jun 17, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Books, Self Publishing, Writing Chronicles
Hey, you there! Do you like books? Do you like sci-fi? Do you like Gritty? No, not that Gritty. I mean, who doesn’t love the world’s most certifiably insane socialist sports mascot, really? But not that one.No, I’m talking about sci-fi that’s got a bit of grit to it....
by Paul Stephenson | Jun 3, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Self Publishing, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash I’m working on the first draft of a new series at the moment, which mean I’m doing an awful lot of ad-hoc research. Which is to say, I permanently have one tab open to Wikipedia.It’s often said that you should never look...
by Paul Stephenson | May 8, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Books, Self Publishing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash I’ve hit a couple of milestones in my indie author career in the last few weeks. Firstly, Blood on the Motorway, my first novel, is three years old. Well, it’s a lot older than that if you include its protracted initial...
by Paul Stephenson | Apr 1, 2019 | Blood on the Motorway, Books, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Genre is a funny old thing. Not funny ha ha, perhaps, but bear with me. As writers, especially in the fickle world of self-publishing, we are expected to stick rigidly to one niche for the whole of our careers. It’s very weird. I can’t really think of any other...