That would be Goodreads right now. Having decided to check if there’s any reviews or similar on the site I could leverage I found that the author page with which someone has associated my books under my pen name has now had a selection of additional works added. Obviously, there are a few Jack HollowaysContinueContinue reading “Of things that grind my gears”
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And then…
Good news on the family front following a quick visit back to blighty and I’m now able to expend a few more spoons on the book series. First development thus arising is that I’m putting together a single volume of the Ice Age in Scarlet prequels. For those in the know these are a seriesContinueContinue reading “And then…”
Different strokes
Been a while since I looked at this webpage. In the interim I’ve written a couple of extra books in the series, or at least got them published which is ‘as good as’) (Ends in Shadow which needs a new text upload for a proofed version, and Iceland Cold which I finally got around toContinueContinue reading “Different strokes”
The factions of the Catastrophe
The Family.An ancient faction of vampires under the control of the Vampire Masters, headquartered in the ‘English Club’ on the Rue de Caumartin in Paris.Originally entering historical records somewhere around the late Iron Age as a meddling organization devoted to the ‘advancement’ of humanity, the Family appears to have replaced a previous organization whose detailsContinueContinue reading “The factions of the Catastrophe”
How to publish a book (1)
Not a financially successful one. That’s luck once you’ve got past the basic requirement of ‘having a book that’s up to a certain level’ (and believe you, me – it’s not a high hurdle, have you read some of today’s best sellers? Market, people. Market!) But I get ahead of myself. This short series willContinueContinue reading “How to publish a book (1)”
Pushing on
There have been a few changes at Chez Holloway since I last posted something here. Some of it’s writing related, and some of it’s been life related. The main, and most obvious change is that I’m now based with the family up in Alaska (which led to a partially successful foray into genre writing withinContinueContinue reading “Pushing on”
… Timing!
Having finally polished Watcher on the Water into something I can live with, I’m now moving on to the next book in the series. In a break from tradition, it’s a direct follow up to Watcher, which (if you’ve read it) ends with the main characters departing the Port, where a battle is going onContinueContinue reading “… Timing!”
The joy of rewrites
It’s been a while since I put up the e-book version of Watcher on Amazon, and I’m finally getting around to uploading the paperback version having had the cover delivered by my excellent cover designer for the main series. And no, the prequel covers are not professionally made. If you’ve seen them you’re likely awareContinueContinue reading “The joy of rewrites”
Why write when you can pictograph?
One of the ‘sneakier’ element of the Ice Age in Scarlet series (and a homage to the way that literacy disappeared from the Greek World following the Bronze Age collapse) is that over the course of the series what you and I might think of as ‘literacy’ disappears. It’s not a quick event and it’sContinueContinue reading “Why write when you can pictograph?”
Oh, Marketing
I’m getting the hang of TikTok. It’s actually quite fun, there’s something satisfying about sticking together blocks of video to produce something that vaguely resembles an advert for my books, generally to a Richard Cheese track. Here’s an example. If the link works… https://www.tiktok.com/@iceageinscarlet/video/7074964956277460230?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7015588786604492294 Currently it’s having no effect on my sales. That’s something thatContinueContinue reading “Oh, Marketing”
