Meet the Author: Former Posts

To return to this index, simply click on the “former posts” button that you’ll find on each of the Meet the Author pages.

  1. Meet the Author: 2020
  2. April's Post: Lock down! Why not give away books?
  3. March's Post: Using Twitter to advertise
  4. February's Post: What has gone wrong with LTER?
  5. January's Post: A new year, a new novel: Oh, No, Octavius! is released
  1. Meet the Author: 2019
  2. December's Post: What can you expect from the latest addition to the Gooseberry series?
  3. November's Post: Just who is Octavius Guy?
  4. October's Post: Time to follow Octavius Guy on Twitter
  5. September's Post: You’re self-published. What’s next?
  6. August's Post: Print-on-demand
  7. July's Post: Self-publishing ebooks
  8. June's Post: Simple ways to improve your manuscript
  9. May's Post: The rise and rise of vanity publishers
  10. April's Post: To promote or not to promote?
  11. March's Post: Taking back control over Twitter
  12. February's Post: Further thoughts about Twitter
  13. January's Post: My New Year’s resolutions for Twitter
  1. Meet the Author: 2018
  2. December's Post: A round-up of my favourite reads over the past year
  3. November's Post: Do those top writing tips you see actually improve your writing?
  4. October's Post: Michael considers the future of publishing
  5. September's Post: The shocking truth about SEO…it’s so easy!
  6. August's Post: Build yourself a brand, part two
  7. July's Post: Build yourself a brand, part one
  8. June's Post: Generating reviews without spamming
  9. May's Post: Legacy publishing houses—as good as they’re made out to be?
  10. April's Post: Michael reflects on the current state of publishing
  11. January's Post: 2018 is the year to tackle Twitter
  1. Meet the Author: 2017
  2. December's Post: Avoid my mistakes, part 2
  3. November's Post: Avoid my mistakes, part 1
  4. October's Post: Sharing some tips and ideas about writing first chapters
  5. September's Post: Time for a third-person narrative and a different POV
  6. August's Post: Novels featuring recipes
  7. July's Post: Penny dreadfuls—really as dreadful as they were painted?
  8. June's Post: What is it that defines a cosy mystery?
  9. May's Post: The perils of Times New Roman (or the way to make a new friend?)
  10. April's Post: Exploring the history of Islington
  11. March's Post: Researching Highbury and the ancient manor of Tolentone
  12. February's Post: Researching how Church of England vicars were appointed in the 1850s
  13. January's Post: A round-up of the favourite books read in 2016
  1. Meet the Author: 2016
  2. December's Post: Octavius Guy and the Case of the Mendacious Medium is released
  3. November's Post: What can you expect from the third Send for Octavius Guy book?
  4. October's Post: In search of a bodhrán player
  5. September's Post: On retiring after 25 years of teaching to write full time
  6. August's Post: Our Crimes and Thrillers Book Club goes online
  7. July's Post: A look at two wonderful libraries
  8. June's Post: Michael takes a sneak peek at Big Bona Ogles, Boy!
  9. May's Post: The phenomenon of Bertha's mass appeal
  10. April's Post: A look at the work of the Victorian photographer John Thomson
  11. March's Post: Celebrating the release of Octopus and the website's third birthday
  12. February's Post: What readers can expect from the forthcoming Octopus
  13. January's Post: A round-up of the favourite books I read in 2015
  1. Meet the Author: 2015
  2. December's Post: Gooseberry's very first appearance in The Moonstone
  3. November's Post: A timely look at the Victorian medium Florence Cook
  4. October's Post: The problems of determining accurate temperatures for THAT bread recipe
  5. September's Post: The future of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn
  6. August's Post: Reflecting on (the horribly named) asset-less pre-orders
  7. July's Post: On Mike Leigh's Pirates of Penzance
  8. June's Post: Gooseberry's midsummer give-away
  9. May's Post: On Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White
  10. April's Post: On Tim Newton's The Ballad of the Limehouse Rat
  11. March's Post: On the British Library's portal for digital publications
  12. February's Post: Interesting reactions to Gooseberry
  13. January's Post: Reviews keep coming in for Gooseberry
  1. Meet the Author: 2014
  2. December's Post: Reviews for Gooseberry
  3. November's Post: Gooseberry's cover reveal as Gooseberry is released
  4. October's Post: A re-edited Gooseberry goes on offer at LTER
  5. September's Post: Teaching adults with learning disabilities to blog
  6. August's Post: The serialized novel continues apace
  7. July's Post: On writing a weekly serialized novel
  8. June's Post: Ancient Lives, New Discoveries at the British Museum
  9. May's Post: Recalling studying Antigone at school
  10. April's Post: My website's first birthday