Criticism vs critique
What the difference is & how to take it Once, a long time ago, I gave a script to someone in the film industry to read. When I saw them at a function some time later, I asked them what they...
View ArticleFirst quarter check-in: what I’ve done
I revived this blog as an accountability tool. Seeing as we’ve officially entered a new season (Autumn for us Antipodeans, Spring for the Northerners out there) I figured it was about time for a...
View ArticleThe perils of perfectionism
Do you struggle with perfectionism? I do. My theory is that school trains us in the false belief that you can do something perfectly or (a worse misconception) be perfect. They train you to believe...
View ArticleInterview Series #1 – with ‘Elemental’ contributor D.A. Kelly
I cannot wait to read DA Kelly’s cosy mystery featuring Arabella Black. Read about it on Neen Cohen’s author blog
View ArticleHow I became an Amazon bestseller
True story. Well, me and 15 other writers, anyway: all the contributors to Elemental, an anthology of short fiction. Heres’ the proof: The book became the No 1 bestseller in its Amazon category for …a...
View ArticleSneaky Peak Saturday
To give you a taste of the diversity of authors and stories in Elemental, the anthology I have coming out at the end of July, check out this post from Neen Cohen, another member of our group who joined...
View ArticlePR, darling, PR
I was up at the crack of dawn* today for a photo shoot with the number one newspaper in the state**. Such is a the life of an Amazon Best Selling Author***. The funny thing about aspiring to be a...
View ArticleIcing on the publication cake
My first short story to be published in an anthology is now out in the world! I know it’s not the greatest achievement a writer can aspire to, but it’s a significant milestone for me. The book launch...
View ArticleI love a dude with a problem
I hope you’re not expecting some sort of romantic confessional from that headline! I’m talking genre, not actual dudes. I recently re-read Stephen King’s Misery because I’ve been listening to Save the...
View ArticleSam Brown is on sabbatical
Following the launch of Tribute, author Sam Brown has retired from public life. Author Sam Brown’s final public appearance, on Neen Cohen‘s Hyperactive Bookworm channel November 4, 2021, marks the end...
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