Should readers really have a say?
Australian author P.D. Martin is trying an interesting experiment over on her web site. She’s letting readers determine the direction of her current book. Let Philippa explain it herself…. I’ve decided on the title and basic premise of my e-book, w

No news is good news
I had a really bright idea for my third novel, Solstice. I started writing it in 1996. That meant it was probably going to come out in early 1999. By that time millennial fever was going to be gripping the world, wasn’t it? So why not write a story about the end of the world? How cool would that be? Good timing or what? Well Solstice is certainly an end-o

A working example of a private book blog
I wrote here yesterday about the idea of using a private book blog as a sandbox, research store and diary for a book project. It was an interesting idea, but the more I tried to make it work on the free Wordpress.com service th

Forget book diaries, how about a book blog?
My good friend in New York, Jonathan Hayes, set me thinking today. He’s asked some pertinent questions about keeping book diaries and maintaining blogs here over the past few months. The latest got me pondering. Simplicity, remember, is the key to everything

Netbook on the road
I wrote earlier about my search for the perfect notebook companion while out and about doing research. Well I’ve found the best so far. To recap. I’m a Mac user and wouldn’t use anything else for serious writing. But the MacBook Air is too big for luggi