The music producer brings his own ideas, keeps a project focused, and makes it better than it could have been. That’s what a ghostwriter does – but for books!
A Ghostwriter Is Like A Music Producer For Books Read More »
In light of Paul Simon’s birthday, I write why his artistry has always touched me in profound ways.
How Paul Simon Shifts My World Read More »
I’ll be exploring how the Bible can help writers discover their unique voice at the Christian Writing Fair at Rosebank Union Church, Johannesburg. It’s going to be a fantastic day with some excellent workshops and speakers!
A Christian Writing Fair in Johannesburg? ‘Bout Time. Read More »
This weekend I attended the SA Indies Rock (SAIR) book festival, which I wrote about and was quite keen for. I quite enjoyed it. SAIR is about indie authors. It’s the first time I’ve seen something that’s purely about indies, which was really cool. It was great meeting new people who do what I do
Key take-aways from SAIR this weekend Read More »
Being an indie author in South Africa is really tough work. You spend your life hearing a lot of, “Yeah, I still need to read your book. I’m just busy finishing this new James Patterson novel,” from your friends and a lot of, “Your book doesn’t fit our marketing plans,” from publishers. (Well, the reason
Keen for the SA Indies Rock Book Festival this weekend Read More »
Hitting deadlines as a writer isn’t always easy. I was supposed to finish my supernatural thriller The Butcher’s Shadow by June this year, after which I was going to pick up writing the sequel to my fantasy book When Twins War. Neither of those happened, because we writers tend to get easily distracted. I picked
My writing goals for the next twelve months Read More »
“Copywriting” is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days and many times people are a little confused about what it is they’re actually looking for when they’re looking for a copywriter. They may be looking for someone who works in advertising or they may actually be looking for a content writer for
What is Copywriting? Read More »
Looking for help with writing a book? Here’s the second part of my series on that topic.
Writing a Book Step Two: Brainstorming Read More »
I’ve had lots of people ask me recently how to write a book and I thought my answer would make for a great blog series. So here’s step one.
Writing a Book Step One: Why? Read More »
Why I think ghostwriting really can make a difference.
Why Ghostwriting Matters and Why I Love it Read More »