What I learnt about Self-Publishing – Darren Darker

My first set of novels are based around my character ‘John Morgan’. Morgan is an everyday guy in his early thirties who has a nervous breakdown after the death of his Fiancée. Retreating from everyday life, he finds himself in a series of desperate situations not of…

The Benefits of Attending a Book Launch by Darren Darker

If you’re reading this article then you are definitely a reader and quite possibly a writer yourself. So you probably already recognise that book launches are more than just an event to launch a new novel. They are a social occasion for those of us who don’t get out…

Why do Writers Need to Network? by Darren Darker

Last week I wrote an article about the benefits of going to book launches. I pontificated about the opportunity to listen to the author tell you about their novel and their journey in writing the piece that they were presenting. I also extolled the virtues of free…

Writing Under a Cloud by Darren Darker

For most of us, writing isn’t easy but in my experience some parts of the process are easier than others. For example it’s relatively easy to begin writing a book. And it’s relatively straightforward to start a new chapter but it’s another thing altogether to finish…