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  1. ********** Amazon

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I have had nothing but grief from Amazon/Kindle over publishing the latest book. What really grates is that it is entirely done by automated message. Their gripe is that ...

    - 2022/01/21 - 10:22am - 8 comments

  2. A Great Loss to writing, humour and humanity

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31858156 A true gentleman. As one of my friends posted elsewhere: "THIS WAY, SIR" ...

    - 2015/03/15 - 11:15pm - 13 comments

  3. A Longer War

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Following superb work by Julia P I have just finished amending the formatted manuscript she provided (some other errors I had already seen, plus a couple of revisions, a ...

    - 2017/07/19 - 5:17pm - 6 comments

  4. A Place By The Sea

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I had a particularly bad shift involving yet another transphobic assault, and in my down time the rest of the Ebrahimi story emerged, as linked to in the story comments. ...

    - 2015/12/31 - 11:15am - 2 comments

  5. Background to Sweat and Tears

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing This is a BBC programme about Scafell Pike, and it should give a real insight to what Stevie loved. It has a shepherdess in it. It has Fat Man's Agony. It has JOSS! ...

    - 2015/08/28 - 2:18pm - 1 comment

  6. Bardsey Island

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I set a fictional semi-monastic retreat in this place, where my character Ambrose lived and cared for Angharad, Elaine's mother-in-law in 'Sisters'. I the ...

    - 2021/08/18 - 3:01pm - 14 comments

  7. Blogging site interview

    Steph C's blog Author:  Cyclist Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Taxonomy upgrade extras:  General Audience (pg) I have been picked up by a website that reviews and promotes LGBT literature. I must admit, some of their stuff is a bit ...

    - 2013/12/15 - 6:33pm - 10 comments

  8. Book 19 is published

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing My nineteenth book has just hit the virtual shelves. It is, of course, the compilation of NYE competition stories from this site, with a few tweaks--surprisingly few, in ...

    - 2024/04/10 - 12:56am - 5 comments

  9. Bookface

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing SAA Calvert is now a Facebbok page. Say hello! ...

    - 2015/04/14 - 11:09pm

  10. Books now on sale

    Steph C's blog Author:  Cyclist Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Taxonomy upgrade extras:  General Audience (pg) Well, I now have three books up on Amazon for Kindle, and they are selling. Thanks to my supporters. Something to Declare ...

    - 2013/07/31 - 12:31pm - 4 comments

  11. Breaking point for Melanie

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I wrote 'Uniforms' at pace, for the subject had me gripped. I referred to Melanie Stevens' revulsion at events in Bosnia with the words "I lost my re ...

    - 2014/07/18 - 11:38pm - 5 comments

  12. Chapter order

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Puzzled. I now have ten chapters of 'Rainbows///' up, and for some reason Chapter 10 is being sorted between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Any ideas, hive mind? ...

    - 2021/08/25 - 8:47am - 9 comments

  13. Cider Without... on Kindle

    Steph C's blog Author:  Cyclist Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Taxonomy upgrade extras:  General Audience (pg) The latest book is being processed for Amazon so should be up on Kindle in a day or so. ...

    - 2013/10/14 - 12:56am

  14. Coincidences

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing I am coming to the end of another novel, and it is now no secret of what the final 'conflict' is: dog fighting in South Wales. ...

    - 2019/02/23 - 12:48pm - 6 comments

  15. Cold Feet in Australia

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Some years ago, I cycled through a remote part of Western Australia, meeting a lovely man, an ecologist called Gary. I put him into my book 'Cold Feet'. Tonigh ...

    - 2017/12/20 - 4:19pm - 1 comment

  16. Cold Feet now on sale

    Steph C's blog Author:  Cyclist Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Taxonomy upgrade extras:  General Audience (pg) Nothing better to do before this weekend (a music festival!) I sorted Cold Feet for Kindle. Go*gle 'Sussex Border St ...

    - 2013/08/04 - 10:43pm - 2 comments

  17. Cost of living

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Well, it had to happen. As a state employee my pay has been cut every year since this government took power, and I am now taking home less money than I was in 2011. At t ...

    - 2016/04/11 - 5:47pm - 21 comments

  18. Dead trees

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing The new feature on Kindle allows an author to publish print-on-demand books. It's a bit of a faff, but I now have Cider Without Roses on sale in paperback. Remember ...

    - 2017/03/03 - 5:01pm - 17 comments

  19. Disappearing stories

    Author:  Cyclist Steph C's blog Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Rather puzzled here. Just went to sort out some more of a story, and all of my posts seem to have disappeared. The framework is there, and the comments, but no stories. ...

    - 2023/06/18 - 10:15pm - 6 comments

  20. Extra Time

    Steph C's blog Author:  Cyclist Blog About:  Authors / Stories / Books / Writing Taxonomy upgrade extras:  General Audience (pg) I am working on the final episode just now. It has been delayed as a result of an argument with myself as to resolution, ...

    - 2013/06/25 - 2:51pm - 2 comments

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