by Ark | 30 Nov, 2024 | Uncategorised
While scrolling on social media, we stumbled upon a comment for a self-published fiction novel, remarking how the book was well written. Cue Wen’s rolling eyes, the obligatory head shake, and a scathing retort: “So, the stigma of self-publishing still breathes in...
by Ark | 30 Sep, 2024 | Uncategorised
Friday, 25 October, two days before British Summertime Ends when the clocks go back, and me and Wen will appear at the Rosewell Book Festival. We’re filled with a mix of excitement, nerves, and anticipation. We’ve attended book festivals before, but never spoken at...
by Ark | 30 Aug, 2024 | Uncategorised
In 2022, with my writing partner Wen, I started penning Deadly Dough, our debut feature-length book in The Windy & Darling Mystery Series. Now we’re working on Horrid Herbs, the third book in the series due for release in 2025. Any creative collaboration can...
by Ark | 27 Apr, 2024 | 2024
Where do we start? Where does any company start? Even mega brands had to build a reputation from scratch. First, a fundamental question. What is a brand? Contrary to popular belief, not a logo, identity, or product. So, what? A brand is a non-tangible concept that...
by Ark | 31 Mar, 2024 | 2024
Creating characters is vital to any story, as is building the locations and places they frequent. Characters must live, work, eat, and breathe, otherwise they’ll perish in literary purgatory and never come alive. Thankfully, in the WinDarl cosy mysteries, there’s a...
