The Accidental Success Story
by: Jo WildsmithPublished on: 24/02/2026When I first started writing I had no intention of my stories ever being great works of art or great works of fiction. It was simply to have some sort of control of something in my life because at the time I felt like everything else was falling apart, and sitting there in front of my computer screen, tapping away, gave me a creative outlet and it gave me something that I was in charge of. I had no idea that it would become something so big.
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Why Simply Writing Your Book Isn’t Enough (or How to Avoid Damp Squibs)
by: Jo WildsmithPublished on: 03/12/2025Readers aren’t magically scanning Amazon hoping to stumble on your exact title. The algorithm doesn’t wake up each morning wondering how it can make your dreams come true. And your audience — however loyal — won’t buy a book they don’t know exists.
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