Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

Pizza, Curry, or a Sloppy Meal? 

Intro and What I Read On my journey as indie writer, Sapphire Lebesque, I chose two genres to write in, Historical Romance and Romantasy (Fantasy Romance). To make sure I hit the beats within those genres, I read a lot of books in them. In other words, as a writer,...
2025 Happy New Writing Year – or is it? 

2025 Happy New Writing Year – or is it? 

Interesting times? Let’s face it, times are difficult. I usually do at least a turn-of-the-year update to let anyone who’s interested know I’m still around and what I’m doing. It’s a weird world we live in these days or maybe it’s only that I’ve surfaced...
Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

Popular Genre Fiction Trends in 2024

Genre Fiction is a landscape populated with many different species, including subspecies. Authors and publishers need to know the layout because their livelihood depends on it. For genre and subgenre read “readers’ tastes” and for Genre Fiction read...
Writers v. Readers. Is it War?

Writers v. Readers. Is it War?

Words will never hurt me Cut it with the bad reviews! How to respond to negative reviews for fiction writers and readers? We’ve all heard the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Well, tell that to authors who...
You Can’t Stay Here

You Can’t Stay Here

I had drafted a post a few days ago, but events are changing so rapidly in the UK and Europe, it’s out of date before I put it up. Anyway, you can’t stay here, nor can I. Like sharks, we have to keep moving or we die, so how am I keeping alive, in writing...