Any author can tell you that writing a book is hard. Really, really hard. You spend months and months isolated from your family and friends, grafting at a computer, fighting both self-doubt and sleepless nights, only to come through it all with something you love and cherish: a piece of…

Hi there, Welcome to another BookRoar newsletter. I’m not sure about you, but it’s roasting hot where I am right now and I’m sweating my kecks off. How is a young (ish) author supposed to work in this heat, right? I suppose I should emigrate to Australia to make the…

Hi there, Well, my TBR list is stacking up even more than usual. Everytime I scan the Review Pool I find some new and interesting book which I just have to read. This week I have been left in stitches by a hysterical (and very rude) detective drama involving what…

Hi there, Nearly June already, huh? Jeez Louise — I barely have time to keep up nowadays. It feels like just as soon as one newsletter is out the door I’m starting work on another. We are delighted to see plenty of newcomers joining BookRoar once again. Welcome one and…

Hi there, It’s time for our April newsletter. For those who may not have received a newsletter from us before, this is the place where we toot our own horns and ramble on about all things BookRoar. And if you have received our newsletters before, then you’re probably thinking ‘oh…

Let’s get one thing straight — formatting your eBooks is important. Like, really, really important. If you have ever read a poorly-formatted book on Kindle then you’ll know just how distracting it can be. Horrible line indentations that take up a third of the screen. Wonky chapter headings that cross…

Hi there, Welcome to another BookRoar newsletter. It’s brightening up outside where we are, and we can feel the spring sun taking away the last of the winter gloom. That bloomin’ morning sunlight — it’s glaring through the window and getting all in my eyes. Time to draw the curtains…

‘Revenge Reviews’ are a scourge amongst the writing community, especially for authors who choose to go the self-publishing route, where self-promotion and working collaboratively with others is essential for getting their work into a reader’s hands. The practice is immoral and lowly, but sadly common enough to have earned its…

This week, we sat down with S.P. Dawes, the author of a number of hard-hitting and emotional novels that keep her fans coming back for more. In the interview, Dawes tells us about her life and her works, and how the world and the characters she has created in The…