London torn. Night and day. Sinners and angels. Debut novel by Mark A. King, available now
My dear friends, It's blog time. A very rare event, I know. Firstly, an apology Sorry it's been a while, I've been busy as you all have, I suspect. I won't dwell too much on the strangeness of recent times, other than to say it's hard for lots of people, I've found it hard too, …
Continue reading "Why I won’t be trying to sell you my next book"
Greetings friends, As you may have seen, I've been working day and night to get the anthology ready. Thank you to all those that responded while we were performing author checks. Reading the stories, communicating with the authors (and those that contribute each day) has reaffirmed what an incredible pool of talent we have and …
How not to do National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) One month. 50,000 words. That's how it's supposed to be done. But, me being me, I opted to do it differently. I tried to tackle the 23 chapters that still needed editing. How did I get on? 28,000 new words. Almost as many revised ones. So, …
Continue reading "Extreme writing challenge – how did I do?"
Last year, like many good folk, I ‘won’ NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, where the challenge is to write 50,000 words in 30 days - a small novel for some, about half a novel for me). It was a very hollow victory, despite resounding initial success. I went in with a detailed plan. Despite the …
My collection of short fiction (I can rhyme with the best of them,) is ready and available for pre-order. I've created a lovely taster dish for you to sample: Taster Link Enjoy.
Kindle Scout Update News came through in the early hours of today that Metropolitan Dreams didn't get selected for Kindle Scout. In one sense, it's nice to feel that pinch of 'rejection' that almost every writer talks about. On the other hand I know my sadness is only a fleeting moment for the following reasons: It …
Continue reading "Even in defeat there will be an echo of glory"
Metropolitan Dreams 