New cover...you know, it's so different that I like it and it fits the story of the cyber world of Bleak House. Thanks Wicked Nights cover diva.
Showing posts with label Wicked Nights Publishing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wicked Nights Publishing. Show all posts
Saturday, 23 April 2011
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Dark At Heart - All Romance Ebooks
Dark at Heart - horrotica - out now...my attempt at scary sexy...I do it naturally but not in story form....
One by one five friends start being killed off. Is it because they ventured somewhere they shouldn’t have? Does the sprit of a crazy old woman really have the power to kill? Or is it something more? Who is the man in the shadows?
Thea Watson is scared. She is trapped by the lust of one man and the uncertainty that surrounds a sexy stranger. She wants to give in to passion but will it make her the next victim?
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Writing and the Seen It All Before Syndrome (SABS) by Nicki J Markus....
Today I was browsing some book blogs and one book title jumped out at me, sending a cold shiver down my spine. Why? It was the same title I had used for my latest story, recently sent to the publisher for their consideration.
I quickly looked up the author and book in question, desperate to find a synopsis. Finally, I pulled the blurb up on the screen and was able to put my mind at rest - the story was nothing like mine. But it got me thinking....
Writer’s have a tough job these days. We need something original to catch the eye of a publisher (though not too original it scares them off), yet at the same time we need to watch out for copyright and plagiarism infringement. How often have I come up with an idea, mulled it over, gotten excited...and then realised it is simply a rehash of a book I read a few years ago.
Earlier this year, I read a book that was so similar to a book I’d read only a few months before that I couldn’t concentrate on the new book, my mind too full of comparisons with the previously read title.
I’ve named this type of occurrence SABS – Seen It All Before Syndrome. As a reader it is mildly annoying, as a writer it is an issue devoutly to be feared. With so many books out there (even more than before with the rise of e-books and the smaller e-publishers), it is so hard to think up something 100% new and original; so many of the ideas seem to be already taken. And since no one could possibly read every single book in the world, it is impossible to know for sure that your marvellous idea isn’t old news.
There is no sure fire way around this. I guess the best thing a writer can do is try to read as many books as possible in their chosen genre. That way you should get a reasonable idea of what is already out there. Then pick up your pen, open your mind and hope for the best as the ink fills the page!
Nicki J Markus was born in England, but now lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She has loved both reading and writing from a young age and is also a keen linguist. She launched her writing career in 2010. She writes non-fiction articles and reviews for Suite101.com and several of her fiction pieces have recently been published by Wicked Nights Publishing. For more information on her and her writing, visit her website: http://www.nickijmarkus.org.uk/.
I quickly looked up the author and book in question, desperate to find a synopsis. Finally, I pulled the blurb up on the screen and was able to put my mind at rest - the story was nothing like mine. But it got me thinking....
Writer’s have a tough job these days. We need something original to catch the eye of a publisher (though not too original it scares them off), yet at the same time we need to watch out for copyright and plagiarism infringement. How often have I come up with an idea, mulled it over, gotten excited...and then realised it is simply a rehash of a book I read a few years ago.
Earlier this year, I read a book that was so similar to a book I’d read only a few months before that I couldn’t concentrate on the new book, my mind too full of comparisons with the previously read title.
I’ve named this type of occurrence SABS – Seen It All Before Syndrome. As a reader it is mildly annoying, as a writer it is an issue devoutly to be feared. With so many books out there (even more than before with the rise of e-books and the smaller e-publishers), it is so hard to think up something 100% new and original; so many of the ideas seem to be already taken. And since no one could possibly read every single book in the world, it is impossible to know for sure that your marvellous idea isn’t old news.
There is no sure fire way around this. I guess the best thing a writer can do is try to read as many books as possible in their chosen genre. That way you should get a reasonable idea of what is already out there. Then pick up your pen, open your mind and hope for the best as the ink fills the page!
Nicki J Markus was born in England, but now lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She has loved both reading and writing from a young age and is also a keen linguist. She launched her writing career in 2010. She writes non-fiction articles and reviews for Suite101.com and several of her fiction pieces have recently been published by Wicked Nights Publishing. For more information on her and her writing, visit her website: http://www.nickijmarkus.org.uk/.
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Dark and wicked...
*Dark at Heart out in April 2011 at Wicked Nights Publishing
Amarinda Jones
Penn Halligan
www.amarindajones.com
www.amarindajones.blogspot.com
Be daring...read an Amarinda book
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