Mark Mapstone | Credible Ink

Help! My Novel Sucks

Mar 15, 2022 | Blog

I’ve just read about saving a failed novel and on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website. In short it talks about finding opportunity in a ‘failed’ project. Go and have a read about how you can save a project from the abyss. What...

The End is Nigh: Why Writers Can’t Talk about Endings

Feb 23, 2022 | Blog

There’s a few things which annoy me about (fiction) Writers’ Groups, Podcast’s (interviews), and communities. One such annoyance is Writers’ inability to talk about their endings. We’ve all seen it. The writer talks about their beginning,...

Am I writing yet? An author’s survival from the b-side of a pandemic

Feb 13, 2022 | during

I have writers guilt. The guilt found when a writer knows they should be writing but isn’t. That’s me right now. I have a 50k first draft written, the next phase (the structural editing) should be straight-forward, but it isn’t. I’m potentially...

Is there a Market for Skateboard Fiction Books?

Feb 2, 2022 | Blog

You might be wondering if there is a market for Skateboard fiction books? If so, see below! These are my figures for a 5 book series mostly in Amazons KDP programme, and only ‘wide’ on all platforms since 2022. Contact me for more up to date figures....

Create Perfect Print Covers for Amazon and IngramSpark with Affinity Photo

Nov 21, 2021 | after, Blog

How I create perfect Print covers for IngramSpark and Amazon KDP with Serif Affinity Photo. (I need to write this out before I forget it!) First: Get the artwork created, at whatever (approx) size, and with layers! Without layers, you’ll just be stretching...