During the second half of 2022 I had to undergo two operations on my right eye after I was unfortunate enough to experience a detached retina. This wasn’t the most wonderful of experiences, however I did at least get my sight back in that eye, even if it isn’t now perfect. However, while all this was happening, I started experimenting with ‘writing’ my books using audio and that turned out to be very informative.
I have often wondered about the effectiveness of reader subscription services from an author’s point of view. It has always seemed to me to be a bit of a hit or miss affair, where there is a decent chance you end up earning significantly less than would be the case with sales. But it seems I might have been looking at things from the wrong angle.
At the start of this week I was contemplating the murder victim in a new murder mystery story I will be writing and I ran into a familiar little issue. It’s something that always crops up in these circumstances and, in so doing, presents me with a contradictory problem that can be tricky to overcome.
The subject for today’s post pretty much dictated itself, plans for the year ahead. The annual task of planning for the forthcoming year is always a fraught process and this time things were no different.
Welcome to Jason Cannon, a man with more than one quiver to his creative bow. As a producer, director and actor as well as the author of great thrillers, I can safely say there is going to be something of interest for just about everyone in this short interview!
Oh dear, dipping a toe into the warm and bubbly waters of the pen addict the other day resulted in me losing my footing and falling in head first. You see, I thought The Pen Addict podcast would probably have the space all to itself, so specialist must it be. Or perhaps it might share its audience with one or two other podcasts.
Do you have a ‘thing’ about pens? You know, the kind of obsession you don’t like to mention in public in case people start avoiding you at parties and on the high street.
Earlier this year, I watched a programme on the BBC about a painting that might, or might not, be by Modigliani. Some time later, I get part way through reading The Magus by John Fowles and find a reference to a Modigliani hanging on the wall of the house in which much of the action takes place.
I’ve been jotting down some new 50for30 stories recently and was fortunate enough to get one accepted on the FiftyWordStories website.
Welcome to James Dain, the writer of gritty thrillers, who gives us the low down on his writing process and his latest books.