THE END…It’s only the beginning for a writer.

THE END, two words that carry a large emotional load for a writer. For some writers, typing THE END, whether literally or figuratively, brings an enormous sense of relief because they have finally finished working on a project that might well have been a struggle, while for others there is a tremendous sense of loss...

Amazon’s Hall of Spinning Knives

Worrying events in the world of Amazon publishing, I hope something gets done about it soon.

A new place to find your next favourite book

Hello and welcome to Bookworms Discover, a new and unique indie book promotion site that will officially launch in January of 2018. What makes us unique? Well for starters, Bookworms discover will only feature free books by up and coming indie authors who might not be on your radar yet, and we’ll only feature up...

Playing with graphics

Today I did something I don't do normally, I spent some time playing with graphics. There's a reason I don't do this, I'm not very visually creative - I can handle the technical side of the job, but I can't visualise what I want to create and I struggle a great deal with finding the...

Going on tour

I have today signed up for a tour on Xpresso Book Tours. I was a little uncertain because of the price, this will be the most I've spent on my books outside of the covers, but hearing from a few of my fellow authors who have used the service I decided that the old adage...

Why Choose Self-Publishing?

Tips from Rohvannyn Shaw

Today on ARCBookblog we have Rohvannyn Shaw, who aside from having an awesome-sounding name is the author of 7 books, with more to come. She is here to tell us a little about herself and her latest release - Self-Publishing Made Easy First, a little about Rohvannyn Rohvannyn Shaw has been an avid reader for...

Anti-social vs social media.

I was going to title this post Autism vs Social Media, but that seems unfair to the people who are anti or unsocial but don't have autism or mental health problems as a reason (some people simply prefer to avoid people). I have encountered a number of discussions on Goodreads recently about the need for...

Soldier on with Aislinn Kearns

Aislinn Kearns, who I know from Goodreads, has a new release coming out; actually it's already available to buy via pre-order. Dangerous Victor is a part of her soldiering on series, which focuses on a security firm operated by wounded soldiers. Dangerous Victor Aislinn Kearns Radha Iyer knows there’s something terribly wrong happening at the...

An Interview With Julie A Gerber

Today I am interviewing fellow author and marketing manager/consultant, Julie A Gerber, who has written several books and who provides excellent help and support when it comes to marketing and social media management. Welcome to ARCBookBlog, my little corner of the web, Julie, sit down and put your feet up, the tea will be ready...