Once upon a time, I aspired to have a career in film/TV rather than writing books. I even majored in television at uni. But in the end, I discovered that I didn’t have enough passion for the industry and gave up on it, taking on a career in marketing and media instead. A few years later, I stumbled upon the world of indie publishing, and my path became clear. After all, fiction writing was my first love. Returning to the page felt so right.
My partner is a filmmaker, and I don’t envy him one bit! But I’m so proud of him for what he has accomplished. He recently premiered his latest feature film during a showcase he put together at a local cinema. It was a really successful evening.
Indie filmmakers have it SO much more difficult than indie authors. The costs involved in making a film are way higher than for writing a book, and the end product just can’t compete with big budget movies. For an author, with a small investment in good editing and cover design, you can have a product that is virtually indistinguishable from what top publishing houses put out. Then there’s earning potential. I have broken even on all of my books, and they continue to net me a nice little income. Indie films have limited options for earning money. Getting into festivals and on the big streaming sites is extremely difficult with a low budget film.
All this to say I don’t miss being behind a camera at all. I much prefer the process of writing and publishing. T is amazing for following his filmmaking dreams, but it’s not for me!
It’s here! My final blurb/description. Thanks to Cate Hogan who is the superstar who helped me craft it ❤️
Blurb reveal - Clashing with the CEO
Surviving the boss from hell is hard. Falling for him is even harder.
When a tragic incident sends my New Zealand workplace into chaos, an interim CEO arrives to take control and protect the interests of our foreign parent company. Neil Kingston is guarded, prickly, and watchful—more stealth assassin than stuffy bigshot. He lives up to his reputation when he ruthlessly eliminates half the team, including me, Amelia Cross, the office good girl and underpaid workaholic. At just twenty-seven I’ve lost both my parents, failed an expensive med degree, and can now boast that I’ve also been fired.
Ideally, I’d never see my ex-boss again but Mr. Kingston has other plans in mind, and I find myself drawn to him in a way I never expected. He’s cunning, enigmatic, seductive... and totally off-limits. Working together means sinking deeper into his secretive world, but as my fascination grows, so do the forces that threaten to tear us apart.
Clashing with the CEO is a slow burn, enemies to lovers romance with an age gap, set against a shadowy backdrop of corporate politics and dangerous succession schemes.
Link roundup
📚Book world news and views from around the web
The big idea: what if censoring books only makes them more popular? [The Guardian]
That censorship might actually enable the circulation of books rather than restrict it seems counterintuitive, but it’s a pattern we see again and again.
Why Are Algorithms Still So Bad At Recommending Books? [Book Riot]
The advent of machine learning algorithms in publishing ushered the era of online book recommendations. First there was Goodreads, and then came Amazon. And now, there’s Tertulia, which scrapes an excessive amount of public data to recommend books to its users.
