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Technique and protocol, important for serious authors of crime

Ex-police recreate crime-scenes

Though it’s usually the police that have their sources, Think Forensic – a company run by real-life law enforcement professionals…
Diane Hall; Developmental Editor and Literary Consultant at The Writing Hall

The right way to self-publish a book...

Two of the most common questions entered into Google by emerging authors are: “How do I self-publish?”, and “Where do…
Diane Hall, Literary Consultant and Developmental Editor at The Writing Hall

10 things authors learn the hard way...

Writing workshops and books, professional advice, even Google, won’t answer every question an author may have. Some knowledge can only…
Diane Hall, developmental editor and provider of 'shelf help' self-publishing services

Why there's never been a better time to be a DIY author...

Despite a lingering sense of elitism in the publishing world, a very hard slog to be noticed by the right…
Diane Hall, Editor-in-Chief, The Writing Hall

Still think Amazon’s not a gate-keeper?

Before I make my point, I want to stress this is not an ’Amazon-bashing’ post. You could substitute Amazon for…
Diane Hall, Editor-in-Chief, The Writing Hall

Books are redundant

A strong claim. I’d better explain further: I don’t mean that books, as a tangible item, are redundant, but the…
Diane Hall, Editor-in-Chief at The Writing Hall.

Having the confidence, as an author, to put yourself 'out there'

Last week I was – quite rightly – pulled up on a couple of grammatical errors in my newsletter. I’d…
Commit!

If YOU don’t believe in your book as a self-publishing author, how can you expect others to buy it?

I covered in a recent article the pros and cons of both self-publishing and traditional publishing to the author today…
Diane Hall, Independent Publisher

Self publishing vs. traditional publishing

There are more and more stories around of mid-list authors jumping ship from their traditional publisher to self-publish their books…