Author name: John Allen

John is an award winning science fiction, horror and fantasy writer. He is also a public speaker and consultant and has worked with Time to Change - a campaign to end mental health stigma - and for Wellment - an organisation that delivers mental health at work training. He loves science fiction, fantasy and horror stories and novels. His work has appeared in Vector Magazine, Ink Pantry, Sci-Fi Bloggers, The Huffington Post and more. His short fantasy "Thanks for Applying" won an Honourable Mention Award in the Writers of the Future competition in 2017. HIs short horror "By the Boiler's Hand" was longlisted for the 2018 James White Award and won an Honourable Mention in the Writers of the Future competiton the same year. John has spoken at several events including the Nine Worlds Geekfest in London, Bristol Con 2018, and the Moorfields NHS Trust. He has delivered masterclasses on ending mental health stigma in the workplace for Time to Change. He lives with his wife and a pile of books in the UK.

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Career Change: How to Market Yourself

In the past month, my attention has been focused on bringing 2 free books out to market.  ‘Career Change: How to Conquer the Fear of Failing’ is a short guide to understanding and getting over the first hurdles everyone hits when they want to change career.  If horror and humour are your things, try ‘Grave […]

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Career Change: Managing your Finances

I was at a Wattpad conference in December when someone in the audience asked one of the authors on stage:   “How do you manage your finances?”   It was quite funny seeing the collective groan resonate across the entire panel (and audience for that matter).  It sounds like a boring question, but it is

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Top 10 Assumptions People Make About Writers

1. We’re lazy When I’m not getting up at 6am to get showered and dressed so I can start work at 7, I’m busy learning more about marketing, researching topics for my next set of articles, editing work, submitting work for review, working on a new novel or non-fiction book, and emailing clients and contacts.

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Career Change: When Should You Quit Your Job?

Growing up we are taught to find a good stable career and hold onto it for as long as possible.  The reasons make sense.  A good job leads to good security and good prospects for the future.  A good job can buy you a house, help you raise a family and help when you retire. 

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How to Write a Novel When You’re Scared

This week’s post is all about how to overcome the fear of writing a novel.  I was asked this question by several people over the past month so it’s obviously something that people think about and want to know more about.  There is a ton of information on the web over how to start, how

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