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Colony Audiobook Trailer!

October 31, 2018 by Leigh Matthews

It only took ten months or so, but I’ve finally put together an audiobook trailer for Colony. Just in time for NaNoWriMo 2018!

Read by the wonderful Alex Ford (who I would highly recommend for your audiobook projects, fellow novelists), Colony is now available on Audible. Use these links for a free month’s trial in the U.S. and UK.

For those who are interested, I put this together using Canva to create a couple of images, downloading the Retail Sample from the ACX (Audible Exchange) control panel, and then mashed these together in iMovie on my phone. It took a few hours, largely because I had no idea how to do any of this when I started out this morning. Next time, I imagine I’d get something like this together in less than an hour.

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2018 Writing Challenge – Write a Screenplay in 12 Months

January 2, 2018 by Leigh Matthews

write a screenplay photo of an old movie projectorHappy 2018! I hope all you writers and readers have fun projects lined up for this year. Care to share below? Following on from my last post, where I explained how I was failing at NaNoWriMo and why that was OK, this post is both an update and an attempt at accountability. In short, I’ve decided that 2018 is the year I will write a screenplay, my very first screenplay. And, yes, please hold me to that. [Read more…]

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Why I’m failing at NaNoWriMo this year, and that’s OK

November 22, 2017 by Leigh Matthews

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Anyone who knows me well knows that I turn a bit… odd in November. For the last six years I have committed to National Novel Writing Month and spent the 30 days of November furiously writing a first draft of a new novel and having conversations with imaginary people who I just created out of thin air. So, on November 1st, 2017, I sat down with the same intention: write a first draft of a totally new novel — no plan, no built world, no character studies, just pure pantser creativity and fun. This time around, though, something is different. I’m failing NaNoWriMo this year and that’s OK. [Read more…]

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3, 2, 1… We have lift-off! – Colony is out!

September 17, 2017 by Leigh Matthews

Friends, it’s #SciFiSunday and there’s a new novel roaming out in the wild. After many long days and nights of writing, editing, researching, proofreading, and pulling my hair out, Colony is now available for you to read in eBook and paperback form. [Read more…]

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Meet the Cover Artist for Colony – Aimée Henny Brown!

September 6, 2017 by Leigh Matthews

colony leigh matthews book coverWondering about the amazing art on the cover of Colony? Meet the artist, the fantastic Aimée Henny Brown! [Read more…]

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Book Blurbs and Promotion – When, why, and how to tell the truth

September 3, 2017 by Leigh Matthews

As a queer reader, I know how nice it is to pick up a book, read the blurb or just look at the cover, and have a pretty clear idea that the content isn’t troublingly heteronormative or, worse, actively homophobic or transphobic. Is it imperative, then, that your book blurbs and promotion clearly advertise a book’s progressive chops and niche market? Or, is there something to be said for a little inveigling and obfuscation? Following on from my earlier post on how to write a book blurb, this time I’m looking at when, why, and how to tell the truth when promoting your book. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Colony, Don't Bang the Barista!, Go Deep, The Old Arbutus Tree Tagged With: LGBTQ, marketing

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