The Lighter Side Do Book Reviews Have Genres Too? Books are bought and sold by genre these days, there’s no getting away from it.
The Lighter Side HELP! Someone Else Wrote My Book Have you ever been half way through your major writing project, only to suddenly suspect….
The Lighter Side Is the Bestseller A Thing of the Past? It seems that bestsellers don’t sell as best as they used to. Blockbusters don’t bust,
The Lighter Side Who Are You NOT Writing For This Year? Are you finding it hard to identify your audience? Having trouble picturing your readers while
The Lighter Side The Writers’ Christmas Party Writing may be a solitary occupation, but that’s no reason for writers not to have
The Lighter Side So, You Want To Be A Full-Time Writer… Or Do You? As the wise Irish depressive said, the grass is always greener on the other fella’s
The Lighter Side 5 Good Reasons Why Writers Rarely Achieve Success In Their 20s We might wonder why so few writers become successful while still in their 20s. But
The Lighter Side 5 Old Dead Rules of Publishing Your Book Just 10 years ago, publishing was a whole different ballgame. And that’s not the only
The Lighter Side Is EVERYONE Writing A Damn Book These Days?! Writers have never been so connected. With the internet, we can now talk to fellow
The Lighter Side HELP! Your Book is Drowning – And It’s Your 1st Chapter’s Fault Let’s make one thing clear: first chapters SUCK. Even the first chapters of the best
The Lighter Side You Think 5-Star Reviews Are So Great? Think Again I hate 5-star book reviews, and I’m about to tell you why. While I’m at
The Lighter Side Writing Freedom: Is There Something To Be Said For NOT Being Published? Writing in a different genre can be a difficult sell, even for a successful author Literary success seems to
The Lighter Side What If The Movie Is Better Than The Book? We tend only to talk about the great books we know which were murdered by
The Lighter Side Gender Is A Funny Thing. Does Comedy Depend On It? I said something disgusting last week. I was describing a book I’d read to a
The Lighter Side Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival: A Microcosm Of Machiavellian Merriment In less than two weeks, the writing.ie team and I will be Ryanairing off in no style
The Lighter Side Literary Fiction: No, I Don’t Know What It Is, Either Here’s a quick literary joke for you: ************************************************ Q. What’s the difference between Literary Fiction and
The Lighter Side Are Unread Books Piling Up On Your Shelf Of Shame? I have a stack of books on two shelves in my hallway which I liked enough
The Lighter Side 3 Foolproof Ways To Write A Blockbusting Bestseller Many great authors will tell you that it’s really hard to be successful in publishing.
The Lighter Side Don’t Judge Me By My Book Cover They say don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t judge a reader by book