Tedrick Gritswell’s adventures are getting on. Sure, he lost a limb. And he has been beaten up. A lot. And he got poisoned and stabbed, oh, and there was that thing with Caspar and his skin and all of that. […]
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What’s the Matter, Tedrick? Getting Crabby?
With Caspar’s demise, you’d think that Tedrick could take a well earned rest on some soft sand and munch on a cockle or two but, no, that’s not about to happen, not when there’s a call from Barnes to investigate […]
Read moreWhat’s got 2 eyes, 7 legs…?
And is set to splash its way all across your e-reader? Tedrick! That’s right, everyone’s favourite octopus detective is due for release tomorrow, 1st of June! OMG! I’ll be holding my own little celebration, but I can’t celebrate for too […]
Read moreThe Struggle of the Artist – Health
I’ve said it before and I’ll keep repeating myself until my lungs don’t work any more: indie artists are nut-bags. Day after day they’ll smash their fingers against the keyboards, drag their paint brush over the canvas, feverishly making order […]
Read moreThe Struggle of the Artist – Marketing
You’ve written a book. Super! You’ve edited it, you’ve put it through the wringer a few times, ironed out the bumps, made a front cover, and it’s looking shmick. You head over to your favourite publisher – Smashwords, KDP, Lulu, […]
Read moreYou did it! Grosvenor Lane is Free!
My sincerest thanks to everyone out there who hit up Amazon and made a play to make Grosvenor Lane Ghost Free for Kindle because – drumroll (as if the title of this post wasn’t a give away) – continue the […]
Read moreAdd that salt
In previous posts, I was banging on about how the audience can give feedback to the artist. In short, it’s a personal reflection from the reviewer and says more about their tastes and attitudes than the work itself. This is […]
Read moreNeed Salt?
It must be great to be a chef, cooking up fresh ingredients, using all the skill and knowledge garnered over the years to produce a plate that, after a few minutes, is devoured by a hungry patron. What an amazing […]
Read moreThe Struggle of the Artist – Perception
It is perfectly natural for a human to pre-judge a situation. Good intentions aside, we do, indeed, judge a book by its cover. We do read the blurb and think, “What? No earth-destroying ninja robots? No deal!” We look at […]
Read morePresenting – Grosvenor Lane Ghost
Wow! I’m bushed. I thoroughly gave a Synfig, Audacity, Anvil Studio, Gimp, Corel and good ol’ Microsoft Movie Maker a workout. I haven’t got a lot to say except that the promotional animation for Grosvenor Lane Ghost is now up […]
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