An amusing experience this weekend just gone. As often happens, a story idea popped into my head from out of the ether and, not wanting to let it go, I started jotting it down thinking it would turn into a nice short story.
Author: benwesterham
I sometimes wonder what it’s like being James Bond and knowing that wherever you go they will be expecting you. The only time I am expected anywhere is when I book ahead.
Oh, how I love these updates from Abebooks. Where it’s the best of… or top selling… I can’t resist having a good rummage through to see what’s there. This one covers the most expensive sales in 2022. Enjoy!
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.