by Paul Stephenson | Oct 2, 2019 | General, The Time I..., Writing
There was a time, just after I left my University town of Sunderland for the more vibrant climes of North Yorkshire, when I gave my childhood dream of becoming a journalist a good hard try. It ended up in the unlikeliest of places.The year was 2003, and Britain was...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 29, 2019 | Books, General, Writing, Writing Chronicles
It’s all go here at Hollow Stone Towers (my kitchen table) at the moment, so I thought I’d let you know where things are with the next few books I’m working on, when things are due, that sort of thing.SunriseBook one of the Sunset Chronicles has now been sent to my...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 22, 2019 | Books, Self Publishing, Writing
The art of a good book cover is a tricky thing to master, partly because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. One person’s art is another person’s pavement pizza, and what draws all of us to pick up a book is subtly different. So as I worked on designing the cover...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 8, 2019 | Books, General, Movies, Music, Self Publishing, TV, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash My new book, Sunrise, the first book in my epic Dystopian Sci-Fi series will be out in less than two months. That’s pretty exciting, and a little bit terrifying, if I’m going to be honest. But as I ramp up, one thing my readers have...
by Paul Stephenson | Jul 1, 2019 | Interview, Reading, Self Publishing, Writing, Writing Chronicles
Photo by Daniil Silantev on Unsplash Hey there, did you know that I operate a rather splendid mailing list? Because I do. If you subscribe, you’ll get all sorts of exclusive behind the scenes stuff, such as this interview with the amazing M.P. Fitzgerald. You’ll also...
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...
