For works of fiction set in familiar worlds, the ones in which the reader already lives and is accustomed to, worldbuilding is a question of keeping things “real” – of…Continue readingCreating the world where Were-kind live
World Building 101: Writing the familiar … For works of fiction set in familiar worlds, the ones in which the reader already lives and is accustomed to, world building is…Continue readingLiving in a world you created
Excerpt from1st chapter of Random, Book 1 of The Were Chronicles In ‘The Were Chronicles’, shapeshifting Weres and normal humans live in an uneasy alliance. The Weres are officially tolerated…Continue readingRandom Werewolf
The Were Chronicles: “Random”, “Wolf”, “Shifter” At a certain level, the line between YA and adult literature becomes so fine as to be totally irrelevant. Yes, there are always some…Continue readingYA and the ‘Real World’
Part 1: The Five W’s and a H Before reporting became a dying craft, every newbie was taught that a news story had to answer five fundamental questions: Who, What,…Continue readingHow do you build a world?
At The Huffington Post, Claire Fallon notes that books about women don’t win major prizes, and asks: “How Can We Change That?” Man, woman, cyborg — no matter what kind…Continue readingNo women or girls
There is a new world out there, a vivid and complex world full of Were creatures and normal humans living in an uneasy alliance. It’s where my new series, The…Continue readingThe Random World