Eileen is the Man Booker shortlisted novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. The novel is set in the 1960’s and focuses on a lonely woman who works in a boy’s prison near Boston. She is pulled into a strange crime and disappears. The story is in the thriller genre and has been greatly successful for the author, […]
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Social Proof
Social proof is something writers are frequently told we must obtain – if we are to sell books and become known. These days it’s all about the numbers. People who visit our sites trust us more when they see that thousands of other visitors have also been there. No longer is it sufficient to send […]
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social networking is considered by some people to be a more important skill than writing ability for writers. That may or may not be so. I hope not! Although if you can’t get your work ‘out there’ how can you get it read? In my last post about social proof I mentioned that I […]
Successful Writing and Creativity
WHAT IS SUCCESSFUL WRITING? How I measure success will differ greatly from someone else. Money is important – we need it to live but for me, it is essential to enjoy the creative journey. I am not being romantic or unrealistic. I have struggled enough with money in the past not to promote any fantasy […]