Too soon? Well, yeah, but then it’s never the wrong time to talk about books So – what are you reading this Christmas? And do you know other people who…Continue readingSpeaking of Christmas….
At a SF/Fantasy convention several years ago I was on a a panel that explored what a professional (writer, artist, editor, agent…) actually DOES at a convention, how they might…Continue readingPros at Cons
I was sitting on a tour bus trundling through the Highlands of Scotland, together with (amongst others) a bunch of loud American tourists who wore awful clothes (e.g, a guy…Continue readingVoices of the fallen
I was born on the same continent that gave us the legends, myths, and fairy tales that underlie stories like Lord of the Rings, King Arthur’s knights of the round…Continue readingMapping New Worlds of Fantasy
More than a decade ago someone posed a question about fictional characters – how they make you respond. She asked for characters that you-the-reader “absolutely loathed… really loved… empathized with…brought…Continue readingWhich characters do you love or loath?
A reprint of a blog from four years ago This story by Linda Grant about culling her library in a move, fills me with superstitious fear. I go to my…Continue reading‘I have killed my books’
You come up against it in a story somewhere and the hair on the back of your neck stands up – you have just come face to face with Power.…Continue readingThe fearful power of story
I went to see “Shape of Water” when it was on cinema release last December and when I came home I wrote an essay/review on it which has become the…Continue reading“For you are everywhere…” Still
The sometimes bizarre world of a writer 1. There are times that I have sat and watched words I am typing appear on the screen and not recognized them. That’s…Continue readingConfessions of an Author
A perennial question from interviewers is a variation of what books were important to me growing up or becoming a writer. In short, which books were formative. There are a…Continue readingThe books that formed me