by Paul Stephenson | Feb 24, 2021 | Books, Cover design, Self Publishing, Sunset Chronicles
One part of launching the new Sunset Chronicles serial that’s great fun is that I’ve got a load of new covers to design. I got really into digital art and cover design a few years ago when I redid the covers to my first series, and I’d say I almost spend as much time...
by Paul Stephenson | Feb 22, 2021 | Books, Self Publishing, Sunset Chronicles, Writing
Sunrise is no more. Long live the Chronicles. I had been intending to release book two in my Sci-Fi horror epic series this month, but the more I got it ready, the more something wasn’t sitting right with it. I’ve been thinking of these as great big sci-fi horror...
by Paul Stephenson | Nov 9, 2020 | Blood on the Motorway, General, Politics, Self Publishing, Sunset Chronicles
I never particularly thought of myself as an optimist, certainly not as a young man. The world was terrible, and most of those who sailed in her. But that was a front, an affront to the reality crafted out of some strange notion that despair was the cooler option....
by Paul Stephenson | Jun 29, 2020 | Blood on the Motorway, News, Self Publishing, Sunset Chronicles
One of my favourite things about being an independent author is the wonderful community that’s sprung up on the internet in the last few years. It’s a groundswell of authors who’ve decided to eschew the traditional publishing world that’s gatekept the books that...
by Paul Stephenson | Apr 1, 2020 | Blood on the Motorway, Self Publishing, Sunset Chronicles
These are difficult times, and not a little scary, as I’m sure you’re finding. I find that every time I try to think about all this madness too hard, my head hurts from the enormity of it. On the one hand, me and mine are healthy, I’m working...