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Outside the Grand Illusion: What I Like About Self-Publishing
I have written, of late, some fairly hard-hitting criticisms of elements of the way self-publishing is evolving…
Exposing The Grand Illusion (2)
Part 2: The Evil, Arrogant Publishers In my seed article writing as Chief Editor of IFWG Publishing, I…
Exposing The Grand Illusion: Part 1 – eBooks
Self-publishers often irrationally entangle eBook discussions with that of the virtues of self-publishing, adding…
The Road to Heaven is Paved with Crass Commercialism
I don’t, personally, disagree with advertising one’s book on Facebook, Twitter etc, and I have certainly done it as…
The Many Shades of Faith, and How It Can Undermine Society
The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and
Writing is the Art of Illusion
There's a number of ways to dissect the writing craft - or any art form - and this article approaches the topic…
The Rise of Small-press PoD Publishers
Small-press publishers have existed since the creation of printing, and in fact, before. However, with the rise of…
What is Horror
When I started out as a writer, I wrote fantasy stories—and usually the heroic type. I still like the sub-genre.…
Organised Ignorance
The greatest minds of humanity contributed to an accumulated set of principles that are elegant, practical, and…
Cross-Genre Stories
An absolute statement? No, not quite, but I think it might hold. Over the past week or so I have focused rather…
Six Common Issues With Writing Epic Fantasy
I have chosen 'Epic Fantasy' as my first victim...er...category.
The ‘One Percenters’
The 'one percenters' can mean a lot of things, especially to a self publishing author. It can relate to quality…
The Divide Between eBook and Print Publishing is an Illusion
This is a strong reflection of the reality of where publishing now sits, and in particular with respect to…
Six Common Writing Issues
A writer should understand to a point where it is second nature that writing a piece of fiction is the art of…
The One Approach for Self-Publishing Authors
Write like you are following the traditional publishing path.
“For The Love” Markets and Author Respect
Over recent weeks I have noticed some discourse on the topic of For The Love (FTL) markets in social media sites -…
How Bandwagons Can Kill Good Causes
Those who know me quite well know that I have a young daughter (aged 7, going on 8 soon) who has high functioning…
Remembering Those Who Sacrificed in War
Every 11th November, since I was very young, I pause to remember those who sacrificed their lives in conflicts. I…
Where Rorting The System Is OK
The Grand Illusion Part 4: Where Rorting The System Is OK (for me.)
This is a fairly shortish installment in The…
Good Enough For The Reading Public?
By its very nature, this is a heavily subjective viewpoint, and it represents my views, no one else's. I use my own…
Self-Publishing Flooding
I recently posted articles on this site (under IFWG Publishing's banner as well as my own name) called The Grand…
The Wyrm’s Footprint
Each footstep was carefully placed as the cave floor was eternally damp and the slimy rocks were polished to the…
Gerry Huntman: IFWG Publishing
Greetings! - No pen-name here, my name's Gerry Huntman and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I have a wife and a six…
Guardian Of The Sky Realms
Prologue: The Painting It was a balmy night but Maree shivered, buttoning up her coat. It was fear. Not for…