Ok so writing is great, but trying to “be a writer” sucks

An extended whinge.

Sep 13, 2025 • William Bayfield

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March 2025

I’m doing a free book promo and now I hate myself

We’ve had a long weekend here, so I’ve been figuring out some of the promotion options on Kindle Direct Publishing.

Mar 10, 2025 • William Bayfield

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February 2025

I know writing about Trump suck-ups is pointless, but they’re just not that bright, are they?

Look at these pillocks. Just look at them.

Feb 23, 2025 • William Bayfield

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January 2025

On publishing my first novel on Kindle, three weeks — and three sales — later

My novel went live on Kindle on 28 December.

Jan 20, 2025 • William Bayfield

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November 2024

Okay, so… Twitter is entirely useless now

Just move to BlueSky and never look back.

Nov 13, 2024 • William Bayfield

October 2024

Ok so… How to go about choosing a book cover

And… will this do?

Oct 27, 2024 • William Bayfield

Okay, walkies — Music for an after-dinner stroll

At dusk the streets in my suburb dissolve into silhouettes.

Oct 17, 2024 • William Bayfield

March 2024

Okay so… Advance Australia are morons

To think a bunch of billionaires and foreign interest groups could be so laughably out of touch with ordinary voters.

Mar 11, 2024 • William Bayfield

Okay, so… Something for the mums, or how Jodie Whittaker’s spell as Doctor Who was a squandered opportunity

And no, not because it was too “woke”.

Mar 4, 2024 • William Bayfield

February 2024

Ok so: Why choose self-publishing?

Er... Wrote a shit novel I guess.

Feb 27, 2024 • William Bayfield

Okay so… Five great hacks to supercharge your productivity

I've been thinking a lot lately about productivity, creativity, inspiration and motivation, and how they can drive us as individuals and collectively to…

Feb 11, 2024 • William Bayfield

Okay so.. how bad will Twitter get?

Last weekend I noticed something really gross in my feed on the website that — to keep things intentionally contemptuous — we will refer to as Twitter.

Feb 4, 2024 • William Bayfield