Hey dudes – as I believe the young people say. I'm so passionate about promoting great books for teenagers (and everyone else) that I've turned yesterday's post into a video review and podcast. Remember, if you have a favourite book or two that deserves more attention,  whether indie or trad published, mention it on twitter […]

Mikey Campling - Author - Podcast

A Great Book for Teenagers – Classic Fantasy & Magic Video Review – The Snow Spider Trilogy by Jenny Nimmo

I've been lucky enough to meet and spend some time with Sir Terry Pratchett a couple of times in my life and I wanted to share those memories and pay tribute to Sir Terry on this very sad day. He was a warm, generous and genuinely humorous man and he will be much missed by […]

My Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett

Here's an audio version of A Face at the Window – a free short story. If you'd like to read it yourself, here's a link to part 1: A Face at the Window Part 1 And if you're intrigued by my mini-series tomfooleries, then you might like to know that the previous free story min-series was […]

Listen to a Free Short Story – A Face at the Window

Give your ears a treat with this free audio story Quite a few people have told me that they've enjoyed reading Floorboards which is a dark short story that you can see here.  But if you'd prefer to sit back and listen, here it is: If you'd like to download the mp3, you'll get free access […]

Free Audio Story – Floorboards

Another free short story for your listening enjoyment. Sit back, relax, pour yourself a large glass of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda (or the household cleaning product of your choice*) and listen to me reading you a short story. The reading was recorded “as live” – so it's as near to a live performance as I […]

Listen to a Free Audio Story – A Monster Under the Bed

A free short horror story, written and read by me, just for your listening pleasure. Please be aware that, like many Christmas stories, this one is a little macabre.  I do hope you enjoy it Get the MP3 If you'd like to get your hands on the mp3 version of this Xmas tale, you can sign […]

Listen to me Read a Free Short Xmas Horror Story

In honour of Black Friday this year, I've written a short horror story, with Black Friday as the title – though this is no ordinary story of sales and special offers. It's something altogether darker. You can either: Read the story yourself here Watch me read it aloud here or just listen to me read it […]

Podcast – Black Friday – a Horror Story

Welcome to all intrepid writers embarking on NaNoWriMo.  I've recorded a vlog which I hope will help you on your way. Please note – my main hope for this video is that it will make you smile and nudge you in the direction of not taking yourself too seriously. Anyway, why record a vlog and […]

NaNoWriMo – An Inspirational PepTalk

A few more writing tips that have worked for me this week: changing my writing workspace, digital fasting, planning time for social media, and figuring out a word count target for my writing. The Writing Tips Podcast Subscribe to the podcast: follow via email follow via itunes Mentioned in the show: Writing Resources from Joanna […]

Vlog – Writing Tips That Work For Me

Recently, after putting it off for ages,  I've finally dived into publishing on smashwords – here's the vlog on my experiences. Have you had good or bad experiences on smashwords? What helped you to get through the process? Comments are very welcome so give me a shout. Podcast Here's the audio file for all you […]

Self-Publishing on Smashwords – a vlog

A podcast on writing, self publishing and being an indie author.