Alongside the London Book Fair is the What Works education conference. As you may have surmised from its proximity to the LBF, it focuses on educational publishing.
Read MoreThe What Works Education Conference at the London Book Fair
With apologies to Edvard Munch
5 Ways to guard against losing your work UPDATED
What could be worse than losing all of your carefully crafted work? Here are 5 ways to protect yourself against that happening.
Read MoreWhat I use for writing: a review of the Kindle Fire
I recently purchased a KIndle Fire so I could write while travelling and in cafes. So what I do I think of it?
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The iCloud.com dashboard
A big problem with iCloud
in Handy hints, How to
If you use the Notes app on an Apple device like an iPad, and wish to access your notes from an Android device, such as an HTC smartphone, here's a work-around.
Read MoreWriting and maps: some ideas
How might writers make use of maps to convey information (besides geographical information)?
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Now there's someone who seems pretty laid back. Photo by Terry Freedman 2017.
Everyone needs a special writing day
What's a special writing day? And what's so special about them?
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Start the presses rolling! Photo by Mustang.Joe pixabay.com CC0
Amazon streamlines self-publishing
I've never really understood why Amazon has two self-publishing systems: one for e-books, and another for printed books. Having two systems doesn't exactly double the workload, but it doubles the amount to think about, and adds to the number of hoops you have to leap through.
Well, those days could be over soon because Amazon has launched a trial version of a paperback publishing tool within KDP, its e-book publishing tool.
There's some more information on this initiative here: Amazon paperback printing.
Jotterpad is a brilliant writing app.
Review of JotterPad, a writing app
If you're a writer, and you travel a lot on buses and trains, Jotterpad is just the phone app for you. It;s so easy to use, and has great functionality. No more excuses!
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It's great for authors too. Photo by Aliis Sinisalu CC0 1.0
Why I like Amazon part 2: as an author
This second article in my micro-series "Why I like Amazon". This time, from the point of view of being an author.
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An ebook costs even less sometimes!
Why I like Amazon part 1: as a reader
in News & views
As a reader, I love Amazon Kindle. Here's why.
Read MoreSelf-publishing is a misnomer
Why the term 'self-publishing' is no longer an accurate description of, erm, self-publishers.
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