influence | Ian Martyn

I was asked what influenced me as writer recently. At first I thought it was an easy thing to answer. I’ve said before that Arthur C Clarke’s Childhood’s End is what got me hooked on […]

2020: 30 (yes 30!) learnings from this writer

December 29, 2020

First I hope those reading this post are ending 2020 in good health. I guess for most of you this has been a most unusual year to say the least. This is what one writer has learnt: Fat chance this year! 1. I’ve discovered parts of the... more»

Revising and the Indie-Author

July 22, 2020

I haven’t published a post for some time and for that I apologise. I’ve been concentrating on my fourth Inspector Kirby book, which was not always going to be the fourth in the series, but that’s another story, literally. ... more»

One writer’s random learnings from 2019

December 30, 2019

Writer at work As with every year there is much to learn, even if it’s I have a tendency to keep repeating my mistakes. Anyway, here’s a few of the random ramblings I’ve picked up from 2019: 1. Having that series... more»

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Who and what has influenced me as a writer?

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