Mary Shelley Cries “Monster!”

OK, so it’s ‘push I, Chimp month’ this sunny October (it’s just started raining here – the leading edge of Storm Babet). A month in which I push for sales of my very short mini-novelette. Using the power of WordPress hosting, I attempt to reach out to the two regular viewers of my exciting and …

I, Chimp – Free in October

I, Chimp , my short mini-novel(ette) about a zoo chimp with artistic aspirations but no encouragement from the keepers, is available for free for the entire (merry) month of October from the Kobo Bookstore under the GB store. https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/i-chimp It is in EPub format, so those of you with Kindles may struggle. Those of you …

A New Book Or A Red Herring?

I continue in my battle to interest people to buy (or download free) my e-books. Recently I tried a blatant exercise in marketing psychology, through the employment of compulsive imagery. This was in the form of a snazzy front cover on my very short collection of very short, short pieces: Short And Curlies. Snazzy front …

I, Chimp – Revisited

Perhaps it is that time - again- to revisit my short novella, I, Chimp. This is a short piece of work about ' ..a chimpanze with artistic aspirations but no materials to work with and no appreciation from the zoo keepers..' (Given my own situation, this description could be about me.) The book came out …

Short And Curlies

Short And Curlies, a very short collection of twenty-one very, very short pieces, comes out tomorrow (15th June) on the Kobo Bookstore (just search Red Crayon). I decided to bring the publishing date forward, from the 4th July, because I know you are all sitting on the edge(s) of your seat(s) - and I worry …