Ever since I can remember I’ve been scribbling half-started stories, knocking up silly poems and outlining fanciful plots. I’ve written in all sorts of formats, genres and contexts including poems, speeches, articles, short stories, reviews and scripts. After years as a hobbyist writer, I finally realising my wannabe-wordsmith ambitions when I decided to dabble in self-publishing and penned my debut as an author in 2021.
First came Pandemic Poetry: The Covid Collection, a mass gathering of Coronavirus inspired poems which became something of a viral success in April 2021 at a peak position of 20th in Amazon Kindle Store’s Bestselling British & Irish Poetry. Next came my first short story, Under The Clock in November 2021 and in March 2022 Pandemic Poetry: Anniversary Edition 2022 brought new poetic variants to my bestselling anthology. In September 2022 my follow up poetic release brought unbelievable times immortalised in rhymes with Also In The News which peaked at number one on Amazon Kindle Store’s “Hottest New Releases” in British & Irish Poetry.
Like most writers, I have a great many more ideas and works in progress with much still to share ranging from ghostly tales to comedic swashbuckling, war-torn love stories, murderous whodunnits and even more witty anthologies.
I formed Mungalo Fish after publishing my third book. I realised that to experienced, self-published writers there were countless tricks and tips to make the process simpler and more successful. From editing to publishing and from distribution to promotion I’ve learned how to turn a few words on a page into something good. I wanted to share what I’ve learned with others and so, Mungalo Fish was born with a simple but effective aim; to help writers of every level achieve the dream of turning their words into a successful published book.
In 2020 my sister and I embarked on a dream of creating a community of people to share a passion for the things they enjoy. Bushtus. We started by writing book and album reviews but as our audience and journalism expanded we now cover all sorts from film and TV reviews to interviews and “cool stuff” too.
With engaging articles that feature artists and products who truly appreciate the exposure, Bushtus began as our passion but, as Editor of this new web publication I’ve found that bringing a passion for writing out in others is even more rewarding.
Stewart Pink 