Picking the right idea for your novel
Writing on her blog for writers, Writability, Ava Jae today asked the question: where do your novel ideas come from? [http://avajae.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/writing-discussion-where-do-your-novel.html] It’s a good question and one that writers will answer differently, I’m sure. For me, A is for Angelica
Poster, the perfect app for blogging from your iPhone or iPad
If you’re anything like me, you’ve long wondered why there is no sensible iOS app for publishing new posts to your WordPress blog. Well wonder no more, because today I discovered Poster [http://www.tomwitkin.com/poster/], and it’s brilliant. Poster is so much better than WordPress’
Watch me reading from A is for Angelica on YouTube
The easy way to enjoy my novel is to buy a copy [http://static.squarespace.com/static/5372a141e4b04835e33e0a56/53f110cee4b03f01c3e8052e/53f11a54e4b03f01c3e9077a/1408309844739/a-is-for-angelica?format=original] , sit down with a good cup of tea and, you know, read the thing. The next best way is to subscribe to my YouTube channel [http:
Iain Broome's writing setup
This is the first post in a new series here on Write for Your Life, where I ask writers of all shapes and sizes to tell us about their writing setup. Everyone will answer the same five questions. The idea came from The Setup [http://usesthis.com/], which is excellent.
What to do with your unfinished manuscript in 2013
It’s a new year and everyone is making resolutions and predictions. When it comes to writing, there are three main options, especially if you’re halfway through a major project and wondering what will happen to it in the coming months. Here are those options as I see them.
Win a signed copy of my debut novel, A is for Angelica
If you follow me on Twitter you may know that my debut novel, A is for Angelica [http://static.squarespace.com/static/5372a141e4b04835e33e0a56/53f110cee4b03f01c3e8052e/53f11a54e4b03f01c3e9077a/1408309844739/a-is-for-angelica?format=original] , is currently 99p on Amazon in the UK [http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-is-for-Angelica-ebook/dp/B008E7W180/ref=tmm_kin_title_0]
An interview with me on writing and A is for Angelica
A couple of weeks ago, Tom Gillespie got in touch to tell me he’d chosen A is for Angelica as one of his books of the year [http://tom-gillespie.com/my-novel-of-the-year-a-for-angelica-by-iain-broome-an-interview-with-the-man-behind-the-curtain/] . In fact, he said it was his number one book of the year and asked me to answer
New year, new job
After what will be three months of babies, more babies, and an actually pretty decent stab at being a freelance writer [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/that-was-the-week-that-was], from the beginning of January I’ll be back in full-time employment. Last week I was offered what I think is an exciting
Happy birthday to me!
[http://static.squarespace.com/static/5372a141e4b04835e33e0a56/53f110cee4b03f01c3e8052e/53f110dbe4b03f01c3e80654/1354063189000/slim_cover.jpg?format=original] So, as of midnight last night, I am 32 years old. It really doesn’t feel like my birthday. As regular readers will know, a lot has happened to me [https://www.iainbroome.com/blog/that-was-the-week-that-was]