Novels demand more than ideas—they require structure, persistence, and the discipline to see a story through. These posts explore the full landscape of long-form storytelling: writing, publishing, marketing, and the realities of bringing a novel to readers, whether examining others’ work or my own.
If you can pull yourself away from the Lyrca element of social media, there’s a soft-sell online advertising that authors of fiction can use for their work. It’s called Instagram. The soft-sell approach is just as important for online promotions as the hard-hitting direct ones. I’ve found that new followers come from every corner of […]
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Story endings matter. They don’t need to be neat, happy, or comforting, but they should feel earned. This piece looks at why some endings fail, why readers search for closure, and how a final page can satisfy, unsettle, or deliberately leave one last question behind.
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The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale has begun! Thousands of discounted ebooks across every genre are waiting to be discovered—including my SEETHINGS trilogy. If psychological suspense, hidden motives, betrayal, and sinister twists are your kind of fiction, July is the perfect time to dive into a dark new read.
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A sexless marriage is rarely just about sex. It affects confidence, closeness, trust and love itself. This post introduces The Dirty Rabbit Hole Sexless Marriage Podcast, a place for people trapped in silent, intimacy-starved relationships to hear honest talk about desire, rejection, loneliness and what happens next.
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Past lovers leave more than memories. Some teach playfulness, some reveal sexual mismatch, some expose desire we didn’t know we had. This reflection gives thanks to the women who shaped one man’s understanding of love, lust, friendship and letting go — without shame, regret or a need to return.
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The Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale is almost here. Throughout July, all three of my SEETHINGS novels will be available as discounted ebooks. If dark psychological fiction filled with manipulation, betrayal, and sinister twists is your kind of reading, now is the perfect time to discover the trilogy.
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The Australian Outback has become a powerful symbol of danger, isolation, and mystery in contemporary fiction. Yet the darkness in my novels lives elsewhere. While vast landscapes inspire many stories, I find greater tension among ordinary people, suburban streets, hidden secrets, and the summer storms rolling across Brisbane.
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It’s a challenging time for parents. How do they face modern obstacles and raise resilient, confident teenagers without overstepping their teens’ boundaries? How do they keep the lines of communication open so their youngsters can make it to adulthood safe and healthy? Tony Brindell specialises in teenage psychology, and he’s exceptionally good at it. He
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As AI search grows, many bloggers are wondering whether they should change the way they write. After months of declining traffic and endless statistics, I explored what AI systems appear to value, why personal experience may matter more than ever, and whether writing for AI is a mistake.
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Step into the world of SEETHINGS, a dark psychological fiction trilogy where trust fractures, morality bends, and dangerous people hide behind ordinary smiles. Explore free excerpts from both novels, meet the characters, uncover their secrets, and discover why some darkness remains hidden until it’s far too late to escape.
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