It started with a simple job.
At least, that’s what his Mum said.
“All you have to do, Jamie,” she told him in the supermarket car park, “is push the trolley to the trolley park. Carefully.”
Jamie nodded with the solemn responsibility of a man entrusted with a mission of great importance.
Zip trotted alongside, ears alert, well, one ear alert, the other ear doing its usual flopped-over thing.
The trolley looked harmless enough. But as Jamie wrapped his hands around the handle, one of the front...

Why Every Writer Needs an Online Presence
In the competitive world of self-publishing, having a strong online presence is not optional, it’s essential. For indie authors, an author website is more than just a digital business card; it’s the foundation of your brand, marketing, and reader relationships. Whether you write romance, fantasy, non-fiction, or poetry, your website can help you sell more books, grow your fanbase, and stand out in a crowded marketplace.

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Not long ago, I almost lost everything.

I was diagnosed with Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. It spread through 80% of my body, attacking the very thing that kept me alive, my white blood cells. The battle nearly ended me.

But in my darkest moments, one thing pulled me through, my writing.

My love of storytelling gave me purpose, and a quiet determination to fight back. My Oncologist told me I had survived against the odds. At my age, I was lucky to be alive. Since the...

Adidas has been trending again. Those three stripes, the logo, you see it everywhere. But did you know the brand was born out of conflict, and it's rival brand, Puma, was born of resistance to that conflict.

Resistance
Forget celebrity breakups, the most famous split of the 20th century wasn’t on reality TV, it was in a German shoe factory. Adolf “Adi” Dassler and his brother Rudolf “Rudi” started out working side by side. Then came World War II, suspicion, pride, and a fallout so spectacular...

In 1824, the Duke of Wellington famously snapped, “Publish and be damned!” when threatened with scandal. Those words have echoed through history, and they’ve always resonated with me.

Ever since I wrote my first short story at eight years old, I’ve had the same drive: to write boldly, whatever the consequences. Fourteen years ago, my first novel, Operation Werwolf, was published. Since then, almost 30,000 readers worldwide have downloaded my books. Not bad for an indie author with no agent, no...