Anthony Addis

New novel pre-release 📣! "Logos of Cain," book 5 in "The Cain Series," comes out this May, 2026.

That's right, Cain and Francesca are back, to pull down scores and stomp billionaires in this next cyberpunk classic.

#cyberpunk #scifibooks #booksky #indieauthor 💙📚
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I wanted to plan more thoroughly but wasn’t getting the time.

StARTING A NEW WIP...TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN. - anthonyaddis.co.uk Have you ever started writing a novel without a plan? Last week, I sketched a brief 200 word outline and started writing. Here's how I got on.

I've done it again, started a new writing project without due planning and preparation.

Should I have planned in more detail before I started writing?

Read my latest blog post and see what you think: anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/03/01/s...

#IndieAuthor #writingcommunity #amwriting #DiscoverWriter

FLYING AWAY FOR A WORK-LIFE BALANCE: Why UK Teachers are quitting - anthonyaddis.co.uk Why are UK teachers quitting or moving abroad? Burnout, trauma-informed discipline, and work-life balance in Change of Lifestyle.

"I love teaching."

So says a character in my novella, Change of Lifestyle. Yet the story explores why many UK teachers are quitting.

You can read about it here:

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/27/why-uk-teachers-are-quitting-work-life-balance-crisis/

#UKeducation #TeacherBurnout #Ofsted #Teaching

FLYING AWAY FOR A WORK-LIFE BALANCE: Why UK Teachers are quitting - anthonyaddis.co.uk Why are UK teachers quitting or moving abroad? Burnout, trauma-informed discipline, and work-life balance in Change of Lifestyle.

UK teachers aren’t just tired, they’re leaving.

In ‘Change of Lifestyle,’ gifted teachers quit their jobs because the system is broken.

Read more in my latest blog post:

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/27/w...

#UKeducation #TeacherBurnout #WorkLifeBalance #Ofsted #Edutwitter #Teaching

This is the kind of behavior that led me to write Change of Lifestyle, my novella about the #education system and #teacherburnout.

When teacher Gabe Shaw leaves his job, his life improves. But what’s wrong with the system that drove him away?

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#teaching #schools

Using a Cat as a Narrative Anchor in Literary Fiction - anthonyaddis.co.uk How a cat serves as a narrative anchor in literary fiction. Discover the symbolism behind Marshall Law in Change of Lifestyle.

Can a cat with a gnarled tail be the ultimate judge of character?

My blog post, 'Using a Cat as a Narrative Anchor in Literary Fiction,' shows how a cat serves as
an enforcer and security guard in my novella.

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/24/u...

#WritingTips #AmWriting #Cats #inideauthor #writing

💙📚Change of Lifestyle ⚡️📚is a novella about second chances, writing and teaching. And a cat. 🐈

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#KindleUnlimited #Novella #ChangeofLifestyle #espionage #teacherburnout #Indonesia

I’ll give it a listen.

Living in Indonesia Could You Start Over Abroad? The Expat Life That Inspired My Novella Change of Lifestyle, my new novella, is about Gabe Shaw, who moves to the other side of the world after a personal and public be…

Set in London and Jakarta, my novella Change of Lifestyle is available for pre-order on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. To celebrate, I'm presenting a series of blog posts about Indonesia that appear in Change of Lifestyle.
#Indonesia #Jakarta #indieauthor #novella
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I love this song!

When a burnt out teacher suffers a public betrayal, he flies to #Indonesia to kick-start the writing career he’s long dreamed of.

But then the woman who betrayed him tracks him down.

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#romanticdrama #novella #KU #ChangeofLifestyle #books #writing

The Malloreon vs the Belgariad: Does David Eddings’ Sequel Series Hold Up? - anthonyaddis.co.uk The Malloreon vs The Belgariad - which is better? David Eddings’ sequel has soap opera vibes, and the author's dark past leaves a bad taste.

💙📚 David Eddings followed his 5-book fantasy series The Belgariad with The Malloreon.

The Malloreon featured the same characters, another quest, an extended prophecy and more banter.

But which series is better?

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/22/t...

#fantasy #belgariad #davideddings #epicfantasy

The Malloreon vs the Belgariad: Does David Eddings’ Sequel Series Hold Up? - anthonyaddis.co.uk The Malloreon vs The Belgariad - which is better? David Eddings’ sequel has soap opera vibes, and the author's dark past leaves a bad taste.

💙📚 David Eddings followed his 5-book fantasy series The Belgariad with The Malloreon.

The Malloreon featured the same characters, another quest, an extended prophecy and more banter.

But which series is better?

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/22/t...

#fantasy #belgariad #davideddings #epicfantasy

WHAT DO THE ISLE OF MAN AND INDONESIA HAVE IN COMMON? - anthonyaddis.co.uk Discover the surprising links between the Isle of Man and Indonesia. From folklore to cats, see how these settings inspire my fiction.

The Isle of Man and Indonesia are 7000 miles apart, but they share some surprising similarities.

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/11/i...

#IoM #IsleofMan #cats #Indonesia #folklore

Why I includeD a cat with a genetic defect in my novella - anthonyaddis.co.uk In Change of Lifestyle, a teacher moves to Jakarta and is adopted by a cat with a genetic defect. But how did the cat get cast in the story?

💙📚 Meet Marshall Law, a cat with a genetic defect. Not to mention a serious attitude problem.

My latest blog post discusses why I included Marshall in my novella Change of Lifestyle. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/17/w...

#novella #cats #KindleUnlimited #Indonesia #ChangeofLifestyle #indieauthor

WHAT DO THE ISLE OF MAN AND INDONESIA HAVE IN COMMON? - anthonyaddis.co.uk Discover the surprising links between the Isle of Man and Indonesia. From folklore to cats, see how these settings inspire my fiction.

The Isle of Man and Indonesia are 7000 miles apart, but they share some surprising similarities.

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/11/i...

#IoM #IsleofMan #cats #Indonesia #folklore

Cover for "The Fall," book 4 in "The Cain Series," by Seth W. James. Cain and Francesca standing before the unfinished pan-European seawall. Cover art by Jams T. Egan of Bookfly Design.

I'm thrilled to announce that James T. Egan of Bookfly Design is the new cover artist for The Cain Series.

Just like the text inside, the cover is 100% human artistry: no AI.

I look forward to all the great covers to come.

www.bookflydesign.com
#cyberpunk #scifibooks #booksky #indieauthor 💙📚

The Art of the Double Bluff: Why Stories Needs Intertextuality - anthonyaddis.co.uk Discover how intertextuality transforms my novella into a complex "double bluff" of journalism, espionage, and romance.

💙📚My new blog explores how I used intertextuality in Change of Lifestyle - journalism, spy tropes & cultural references - to drive the plot. ⚡📚

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#amwriting #WritingCommunity #Intertextuality #IndieAuthor

The Art of the Double Bluff: Why Stories Needs Intertextuality - anthonyaddis.co.uk Discover how intertextuality transforms my novella into a complex "double bluff" of journalism, espionage, and romance.

💙📚My new blog explores how I used intertextuality in Change of Lifestyle - journalism, spy tropes & cultural references - to drive the plot. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/20/i...

#amwriting #WritingCommunity #Intertextuality #IndieAuthor

Ten Reasons to Read Change of Lifestyle - anthonyaddis.co.uk From London to Jakarta, one man can’t escape love—or himself. A witty, fast-paced second chance romance with a twist of espionage.

💙📚Ten reasons to read my novella Change of Lifestyle, including the immersive settings, the tropes and the cat. ⚡📚

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#ChangeofLifestyle #secondchance #indieauthor #novella #books #KindleUnlimited #tropes #cats

Ten Reasons to Read Change of Lifestyle - anthonyaddis.co.uk From London to Jakarta, one man can’t escape love—or himself. A witty, fast-paced second chance romance with a twist of espionage.

Ten reasons to read my novella Change of Lifestyle.

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/04/c...

#ChangeofLifestyle #secondchance #indieauthor #novella #books #KindleUnlimited #tropes

Ten Reasons to Read Change of Lifestyle - anthonyaddis.co.uk From London to Jakarta, one man can’t escape love—or himself. A witty, fast-paced second chance romance with a twist of espionage.

Ten reasons to read my novella Change of Lifestyle.

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/04/c...

#ChangeofLifestyle #secondchance #indieauthor #novella #books #KindleUnlimited #tropes

Ten Reasons to Read Change of Lifestyle - anthonyaddis.co.uk From London to Jakarta, one man can’t escape love—or himself. A witty, fast-paced second chance romance with a twist of espionage.

💙📚Ten reasons to read my novella Change of Lifestyle. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2025/10/04/c...

#ChangeofLifestyle #secondchance #indieauthor #novella #books

Thank you. I enjoyed writing about him!

Why I includeD a cat with a genetic defect in my novella - anthonyaddis.co.uk In Change of Lifestyle, a teacher moves to Jakarta and is adopted by a cat with a genetic defect. But how did the cat get cast in the story?

Have you ever been adopted by a cat? I have, and so has the character in my new novella. And it's not just any cat - Marshall Law has a mean attitude and a genetic defect.

Here's how he became a character in Change of lifestyle:

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/17/w...

#cats #writing #novella #KU

Why I includeD a cat with a genetic defect in my novella - anthonyaddis.co.uk In Change of Lifestyle, a teacher moves to Jakarta and is adopted by a cat with a genetic defect. But how did the cat get cast in the story?

💙📚 Meet Marshall Law, a cat with a genetic defect. Not to mention a serious attitude problem.

My latest blog post discusses why I included Marshall in my novella Change of Lifestyle. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/17/w...

#novella #cats #KindleUnlimited #Indonesia #ChangeofLifestyle #indieauthor

Pop culture allusions in fiction - anthonyaddis.co.uk My novella Change of Lifestyle contains several pop culture allusions. My daughter, a Media Studes graduate, calls them intertextuality. Here's why I included them.

💙📚 Have you ever inserted a song title into a work document to see if anyone reads it?

In my latest blog, I show how pop culture references shape my novella, Change of Lifestyle. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/15/p...

#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #CountingCrows #popculture #KindleUnlimited

Pop culture allusions in fiction - anthonyaddis.co.uk My novella Change of Lifestyle contains several pop culture allusions. My daughter, a Media Studes graduate, calls them intertextuality. Here's why I included them.

💙📚 Have you ever inserted a song title into a work document to see if anyone reads it?

In my latest blog, I show how pop culture references shape my novella, Change of Lifestyle. ⚡📚

anthonyaddis.co.uk/2026/02/15/p...

#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthor #CountingCrows #popculture #KindleUnlimited

💙📚 Change of Lifestyle: a novella about second chances.

When Gabe Shaw suffers a public betrayal, he moves to Jakarta to pursue his dream of writing a novel. But the woman who betrayed him tracks him down...⚡️📚

Available on #KindleUnlimited #IndieAuthor #indonesia #travelfiction