Last weekend I visited one of my favourite London markets, Spitalfields. There has been a market at Spitalfields since 1638 when King Charles I granted a licence for root vegetables to be sold there and over the centuries it grew bigger and expanded. However as the 20th century progresses, it began to fall into disrepair… Continue reading Sights of Old Spitalfield Market
Tag: books
V1 Vixen – My New Vigilante Pulp Noir Thriller
Today is a big day for me as it sees the release of my first new book of 2016! V1 Vixen is a vigilante pulp noir thriller set in the modern day world where everyday life and the criminal underworld meet. It tells the story of a young woman whose ordinary existence is turned upside… Continue reading V1 Vixen – My New Vigilante Pulp Noir Thriller
Official Book Promo Video for V1 – Vixen (The best live action book trailer ever!!)
Writing is by necessity a generally lonely profession. You don’t get that many outgoing authors but the introverted writer is almost a stereotype. I’m quite happy writing by myself if I don’t have anything else to do then I can generally be found on my computer from about 6 am until 7 pm or later.… Continue reading Official Book Promo Video for V1 – Vixen (The best live action book trailer ever!!)
2015 blog review in facts and figures
Thank-you to everyone who continues to read my blog. Back in 2012 I received only 6,000 visits albeit in just 6 months. 2013 saw the beginning of an exponential rise to 45,000 visits. Incredibly 2014 almost doubled this total with 83,000 visits to my blog. 2015 had me with just one blogging goal left, could… Continue reading 2015 blog review in facts and figures
Top Tips For Writing Fiction Part 2
Here is the second and final post offering advice on writing and life in general from some of the biggest names in contemporary literature. You can see part one here. Though I’m not in anyway officially successful and I do feel sorry for people who complain about how hard writing is, I just don’t get… Continue reading Top Tips For Writing Fiction Part 2
Top Tips For Writing Fiction By Top Authors Part 1
For a change of pace as we enter Christmas week, I thought I would post the first of two pieces on tips for writing fiction by numerous top selling authors. You don’t have to be a writer to enjoy them, they offer lots of good advice to everyone as well as illustrating an insight into… Continue reading Top Tips For Writing Fiction By Top Authors Part 1
Me on the BBC! (How To Get Rich Using Airbnb)
Forgetting the dreadful grammar though rather catchy title of this particular blog, I thought that I would share a recent interview appearance I made on the national BBC radio network over here. Whilst I was on holiday in Croatia two weeks ago and staying in a very nice and extremely low-budget Airbnb accommodation, I was… Continue reading Me on the BBC! (How To Get Rich Using Airbnb)
My First Ever Booksigning!
Last Thursday was a big day in the life of me, I had my first ever book signing. It took place from 10am-4pm at Reason Coffee Shop and Bookstore in Watford High Street which is just 5 miles from where I live. The shop does a lot of work for good causes and has a… Continue reading My First Ever Booksigning!
Don’t make an advertisement of yourself
Everyone no doubt had phrases uttered to them when they were a child. Some of them made sense and many others didn’t seem to. Whether it was “having your leg pulled” or my Granddads “I’ve got a bone in me leg” which he said whenever he was asked to do something he didn’t want to… Continue reading Don’t make an advertisement of yourself
New book promo video & poems from Very Sad Poetry
A few weeks ago I released my new book, Very Sad Poetry. Thank-you to everyone who as purchased a copy, for a few days I was giving William Wordsworth a run for his money on the Amazon ranking charts and ahead of such luminaries as Milton and Rumi. Now things have settled back to normal… Continue reading New book promo video & poems from Very Sad Poetry
Stephen Liddell 