Mark Mapstone | Credible Ink

Essential & Effective Sales & Marketing tips for Authors who don’t want to sell or market anything, ever.

Sep 5, 2016 | Blog

In this post I want to address something most writers detest and don’t want anything to do with: selling their story. I can’t blame them, I hate this too, but it’s crucial. Thankfully it isn’t hard, it’s more about understanding how we...

Writing a Twist: If I’m surprised, will the reader be? #amwriting

Aug 1, 2016 | during

‘Something odd happened today,’ I told my girlfriend. ‘I created a twist for my story.’ She sort of winced, as if I was sticking a needle in to draw some blood. ‘Is it like a twist which makes you groan, sigh, or…?’ ‘No,...

Domain purchases. Writing by numbers, and kicking my own ass…

Jul 2, 2016 | during, skate

Just a quick update to say that I’m heavily into the numbers at the moment. the countdown days the daily wordcount hitting my session targets watching my deadine loom closer setting my alarm clock for each mornings writing book 1, 2, & 3 planned out All this...

Why I never recommend Stephen King’s On Writing book

Mar 9, 2016 | Blog, during

I never recommend Stephen King’s, On Writing book to people looking to learn fiction craft. Why not? Well, I’ll tell you, but first let me tell you what I think is good about it: Easy read – great voice (obviously) Household name (instant crowd...

How to Freewrite without a Freewrite to discover if you need a Freewrite

Feb 24, 2016 | Blog

The Freewrite has launched! With that launch many people will have their finger hovering over the purchase key, trying to decide if this is good for their author lifestyle. Here’s my checklist to help remove some of the guesswork: The whole point of Freewrite is...