Lexi Revellian

LATEST ARTICLES ( 130 )

• Amazon Emails Authors Re Hachette Dispute

  I woke up to a surprising email from Amazon, which you can read in full here. It's a long and interesting read, but in brief, Amazon asks readers and authors... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Harper Lee and the Difficulties of Writing

  

  Harper Lee has been in the news lately regarding her opposition to Marja Mills' biography of her, recently published by Penguin. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Get to Shoot Guns for Real

  

  Guns appear in three of my novels so far, so when I was offered a place on the Goldsmiths' Company team on the 7 Rifles Livery Range Day I leapt at the... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Print Edition of Wolf by the Ears

  

  I've got the first copies of Wolf the paperback, and I'm rather proud. For the first time, I've mastered the gutter (woop woop) and so it's the best print... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Trouble with Time...

  

  ...well, there are several problems with it really.We aren't given enough of it, and as Basil Fawlty pointed out, this is it, you don't get another go. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• London Cabs and Why They Are Like Big Publishing

  

  Today London's black cab drivers headed for Trafalgar Square in protest at the threat to their livelihood from Uber. You can summon an Uber cab from your... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Replica's Screenplay

  

  My brief foray into screenplay writing is over. (No, don't worry about me, I'll be fine, honestly.)Many readers have commented that Replica would make a good... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Indie to Trad and Happy?

  

  Joe Konrath said something on his blog a few weeks ago which has been kicking around at the back of my mind ever since: "Publishers keep looking at indie succes... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• ABNA: Ice Diaries' Publishers Weekly Review

  

  As an ABNA quarter finalist, my novel Ice Diaries was entitled to a review from Publishers Weekly. The reviews are brief, mostly plot summary, and not... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• To Be Good, You First Have to Be Bad...

  

  ...and not only that, while you are still quite bad you need to believe that you are good so that your enthusiasm and pleasure in your achievement will carry yo... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Quarter Finals of ABNA

  

  I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Contemplating Remix the Audio Book

  

  Now ACX has opened its doors to UK authors, I've decided to commission an audio version of Remix. It's a big step into the unknown, but an exciting one. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Buying the Ebook Rights - in 1971

  

  Forty-three years ago, Jean Craighead George signed a contract with Harper Collins for her book, Julie of the Wolves. She got a $2,000 dollar advance and... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Indie Authors Are the Cool Kids Now

  

  I started writing in 2006. In that time, there have been three distinct phases of self-publishing:1. Only losers self-publish. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• On Rich and Poor Characters in Fiction...

  

  So, do you like the heroes or heroines in the novels you read to be rich or poor? I find poor heroes more appealing, and I suspect most readers agree with me. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Mailing Lists and Mailchimp

  

  If you're an indie author, have you got a mailing list? Only writing is more important. If you haven't yet started one, do it today, and comfort yourself that... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• URGENT - Hugh Howey's Dynamite Report

  

  For the real, genuine lowdown on what is happening in publishing, who is earning what and how, read Hugh Howey's report here. Those of us who self-publish and... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JKR, I Only Hope You're Reading This...

  

  This week JK Rowling revealed she has changed her mind about the suitability of Hermione and Ron marrying and having two children called Rose and Hugo. (Too muc... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• If There's a Button, Why Not Push It?

  

  My resolution for 2014 is to push more buttons, and I shall be actively seeking out new buttons to push. I'll also be giving up pushing old buttons that no... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Do Authors Need Editors?

  My last blog post was picked up by The Passive Voice, and has so far garnered 285 comments. There's a lot of interesting stuff there, if you have an hour or... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE