by StephenOliver | Feb 14, 2021 | Publishing, Writing
Despite the horrors of Covid-19 and lockdowns, I hope this year brings you joy, good experiences and new knowledge. Apropos knowledge, I remember coming across a “law” of life some time ago, similar to Murphy’s Law: Roger Lincoln’s 2 Rules for Success:1. Never tell...
by StephenOliver | Jan 28, 2021 | Publishing
One of the problems of the modern writer is getting noticed by agents and publishers. There are places you can search, of course, like Query Tracker or Submission Grinder. But that’s hard work, working your way through hundreds of entries to find a couple that...
by StephenOliver | Jan 18, 2021 | Publishing
When I first started submitting my work to agents and publishers a couple of years ago, my writing coach Annalisa Parent told me that it is a numbers game. I didn’t understand what she meant. However, I did submit 75 times from the beginning of May last year and...
by StephenOliver | Jan 2, 2021 | My Books, Publishing
Some time ago, I self-published my self-help book “Unleash Your Dreams: Going Beyond Goal Setting” on Smashwords. Unfortunately, the automated analysis program called “The Meatgrinder” had problems with my formatting, but did not tell me...
by StephenOliver | Dec 10, 2020 | Interview, My Books, Publishing
I mentioned some time ago, in the post Another Interview, that I was interviewed by my friend Janine Bolon, a writer from America. We talked about being a writer, and what that can entail. Well, a few weeks later, we got back together again and had another chat, this...
by StephenOliver | Dec 3, 2020 | Other People's Work, Publishing
This is not part of my publishing career, but I would like to promote a novel written by a friend of mine, Philip Cumberland. It is a cross between a time-travel adventure and a police procedural, with intense descriptions of local colour. The premise is fascinating,...
by StephenOliver | Nov 24, 2020 | Publishing
Yay! The second book with one of my stories was published today. I had pre-ordered it and noticed it on my Kindle Fire at two minutes past midnight. Oh, and I received my complimentary copy of the other book to publish one of my stories a couple of days ago. My story...
by StephenOliver | Nov 10, 2020 | My Books, Publishing
I discovered this evening that the other short story I submitted to a publisher has also been published, although they gave me no notice of the fact. This one is pure science fiction. You can find it at What Lies Beyond: Sci-Fi Stories of the Future.
by StephenOliver | Nov 6, 2020 | My Books, Publishing
As some of you may know, I’ve been submitting my writings, both long and short, for some time now. A few weeks ago, two publishers each accepted one of my short stories for publication in their anthologies. One of them, titled “Ghouls Just Want to Have...
by StephenOliver | Oct 22, 2020 | Interview, Publishing, Writing
I just received some links to an interview I did with an American friend who has her own podcast. The discussion was generally about writing. I thought people might be interested to hear what we talked about. Podbean:...
