by Paul Cavanagh | Mar 20, 2021 | Patreon
I originally shared this article with my Behind-the-Scenes Patreon followers on Jan 20, 2020. I recently came across an essay by Perri Klass, a paediatrician who writes both fiction and non-fiction. She remarks: “Sometimes it feels like I can make the characters in my...
by Paul Cavanagh | Mar 5, 2021 | Writing
When I was a kid, I loved reading science fiction, and one of my favourite authors was Isaac Asimov. Asimov was a prolific author who wrote hundreds of books. I read his popular Foundation trilogy twice by the time I was fourteen. Since the trilogy was published in...
by Paul Cavanagh | Feb 20, 2021 | Writing
Creating anticipation in (tiny) stories and what it tells us about the art of fiction Ever wonder how I create anticipation in my stories? Well, last summer I shared an insight with folks on my Patreon platform. As you may know, in addition to writing novels, I also...
by Paul Cavanagh | Feb 6, 2021 | My Books
What’s a book blog tour and how does it work? You’ve probably heard of book tours where an author travels across the country to promote their newest book and meet their readers one-on-one. Well, there’s an online equivalent that’s been around...
by Paul Cavanagh | Jan 30, 2021 | My Books
I ran a live poll with the people who attended my recent book launch party and learned a few interesting things: A majority of them (59%) are reading more books during the pandemic than they did before About a third of them belong to book clubs that have continued to...
