I’ve been reading an author named Chuck Wendig’s blog over at terribleminds.com. While I’d never heard of him before as he’s done a lot of screenwriting, I picked up his website through someone else’s recommendation and have been enjoying what he has to say about the process of writing, probably because I agree with his approach to writing. Most critically, he keeps reiterating what I always say – a writer writes. Yesterday, he published a list of “25 things every writer should know”. (I’ve no intention of repeating the list – he does it much better than I could and...

I was given a heads up about an article by my lovely wife yesterday about eBook piracy which I found online and proceeded to read, slightly disturbed. I wasn’t surprised when I read it. Much like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) represents music companies, the Publishers Association represents the behemoths of the publishing industry (not the authors) – the ones with the vested interest in making sure everyone pays for what they’re reading. Their boss recently said that people buying eBooks don’t actually own the book. “When you buy an e-book you are effectively buying a licence to...