My latest project, Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat, due to be launched in a few week’s time, was great fun to write. Possibly, because it’s a change from my normal diet of science fiction, set as it is in the present day, more-or-less. It’s a detective, mystery story, again something new for me, although not quite that straightforward. If you’ve read some of my short stories you’ll understand. It’s also allowed me to play with the humour in my writing. However, I think one of the keys to getting that part of it right was developing sympathetic characters who would play off each other.
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Recently a site, The Digital Reader (morning coffee – 1 September 2017) picked up on a blog I wrote in 2014, 7 key things I’ve learnt from a year of blogging. To my pleasant surprise this has created a lot of traffic, so I assume people are interested which is great. That got me thinking, three years on do I come to the same conclusions, what else have I learnt:
1) The first thing listed was: Blogging does not sell books
I still hold with that, mostly. I think this to be the case with most blogs. However, it is possible to tailor at least some of your blogs to help promote your work. You can discuss the subject of your work, the locations, what makes your characters interesting etc. At least then the reader will get to know a little more about what makes you and your writing tick. Make it interesting and If they like what you’re saying they may then take the time to look at your books. I don’t do it all the time, I think this would get boring and there are other things I want to discuss.
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My latest project, Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat, due to be launched in a few week’s time, was great fun to write. Possibly, because it’s a change from my normal diet of science fiction, set as it is in the present day, more-or-less. It’s a detective, mystery story, again something new for me, although not quite that straightforward. If you’ve read some of my short stories you’ll understand. It’s also allowed me to play with the humour in my writing. However, I think one of the keys to getting that part of it right was developing sympathetic characters who would play off each other.
