by Stephen Bentley | May 27, 2020 | Short Story Submissions, Uncategorized
The legendary crime fiction writer, Raymond Chandler. wrote in his 1950 essay, The Simple Art of Murder: “Fiction in any form has always intended to be realistic.” For me, pulp fiction, detectives and authenticity go hand in hand. You may now breathe a... 
by Stephen Bentley | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Engagement with my mailing list is something I do strive for. I don’t think of it [the list] as merely names and numbers. These are real people. Real lives, real problems especially during these times of the new pandemic abnormal normal. Some are fans, many have... 
by Stephen Bentley | May 6, 2019 | Book Reviews, Giveaways, Marketing, Promotions, Uncategorized
There is much avarice and greed in the book world and it is possibly manifested in its worst form in book giveaways designed to boost an author’s mailing list. To an indie author, there are at least three kinds of email list subscribers. Readers who are... 
by Stephen Bentley | Mar 30, 2019 | KDP, Uncategorized, Writing Tips, Writing Tools
This is a topic I have posted about before. I’m sure it affects many thousands of KDP authors. I believe I have finally found the best method of having your KDP royalties in foreign currencies paid to you swiftly and at little extra cost to you. The company is... 
by Stephen Bentley | Sep 4, 2018 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
The Late Show by Michael Connelly My rating: 5 of 5 stars I don’t know why it took me so long to get around to this renowned author. This book rocked! It’s true to say Michael Connelly is a master at this kind of crime fiction. He paints such vivid... 
by Stephen Bentley | Jul 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Listen up! I’m asking you a question to which I already know the answer. That question is – indies when will you learn? ‘Indies’ in question are indie authors. I’m not at all sorry for being so abrupt. I’ll tell you why – you... 
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