Rob Parnell's Writing Academy Blog

Dear Fellow Writer, My new book, 99 cents NOW! Today sees the launch of a brand new Amazon Kindle book from me, Rob Parnell. Some may say it's a departure - although, since I first released the book around five years ago, it's probably the one I've been most often asked to re-release. I was going to release it before Christmas initially - without editing a thing - but decided I'd take a quick look at it first. Needless to say, I ended up completely rewriting the book and tripling the size of it in the process. Much has happened as far as brain and cognitive research is concerned since I wrote the book and I felt I needed to include some of the newer findings to better place the subject matter in a modern context. So, without further ado, I present my latest offering to you: Today only: 99 CENTS. (Or, outside of the US, the equivalent in your currency.) Get it now - it's a total classic!   The Easy Way to Lose Weight - and Stay Thin Forever! Here's...

Dear Fellow Writer, Where did January go? Voom, I've been working on a new book I wanted to get out today - but I'm still only half way through! Where does the time go? Anyway, following the success of the  Sherlock Holmes  story I released recently, I'm collaborating with another author on a follow up series to the  Zombie Slayer  concept. Look out for those thrilling new stories, coming soon! Keep writing! Rob@easywaytowrite.com Make Your Own Book Cover If you're a writer it's unlikely you're also a great graphic artist.   If you're both, that's fantastic. You can design you own book covers. The rest of us might struggle designing our own covers and this can be bad news because, in order to sell books, stunning and professional-looking covers are just as important as powerful book content.   It's a good idea to be on the look out for the kind of covers you like. Copy and paste the ones that you deem impressive and effe...