If you are writing a novel about historical events, how do you talk about it? Is it: Historical Fantasy? Alternative History? Fictionalisation? Reinvention? When it comes to this particular literary…Continue readingWhat the hell do you call it?
Most Western readers have a peculiar blind spot in the historical tapestry of European history. The Empire of Byzantium. There’s the Glory Of Rome, and then there’s the Middle Ages.…Continue readingA love story retold
Yes there are dozens of things you can throw at writers. They’ll always find a use for notebooks, they’ll love a fancy pen (even if many don’t write with one…Continue reading5 Gifts for a writer
We all have our favorite bookstores, Mental Floss says and asked a number of authors to talk about theirs. (Story and link below) And because I know that my blog…Continue readingFavorite bookstore?
Lithub has come up with a sadly commonplace story idea: 10 Great Books by Women Overlooked in 2015 Of their selections, one caught my eye particularly – “Bohemian Gospel.” It’s…Continue readingOverlooked, again!
In one of the most polarizing (series of) books I know, books which you either despise or passionately defend against all blasphemers, there is a character known as… Thomas Covenant.…Continue readingMust he be likeable?
The genetic basis of the Were Creatures There is science fiction and there is fantasy, and never the twain shall meet. At least, that is the silly notion adopted by…Continue readingWerewolf DNA
One of my stories, ‘Leaving Via Callia‘, has been posted at Splinter Universe, where “Sharon Lee & Steve Miller present rare genre moments for readers looking for a fiction fix.”…Continue readingThe splintered universe
Random, the first book in my The Were Chronicles series, is now available for pre-order from the publisher, Dark Quest Books. The cover shown here is not the final one…Continue readingWhat if you were a Were?
The third book in my Worldweavers series, ‘Cybermage‘, is out and the cover is awesome. The series, originally published by HarperCollins, is being reissued by Sky Warrior Books. The original…Continue readingThea and Tesla save the world