What I see is what you get! Science Fiction and Steampunk adventures. This is also the official home of the Solar System's newest and most reluctant amateur detective, Andorra Pett. "Richard Dee. The master of the truly different." Michelle Medhat - Best Selling Author.
This week’s review is of a book that I was privileged to beta-read for the author. It’s a mystical journey in verse, exploring emotions and weaving a spell with words. I’m a newly converted and now huge fan of this … Continued
The movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, the 1951 black and white version, has a lot to answer for. I first saw it when I was a teenager and it blew my mind. This is my favourite line, apart … Continued
The series so far I have to be honest, Andorra Pett is my favourite character. She has been ever since I first met her. Back then, she was overdressed and striding down an alleyway on a space station orbiting Saturn. … Continued
I recently said that I might do a whole post about this subject, here it is. There’s one character that appears in every book, but never has a line to speak. And yet, I think it’s probably the most influential … Continued
Cornwall, land of tin mines, surfing, cream teas and stunning scenery. A place that many people only see for a couple of weeks, where everything looks calm and happy. But Cornwall has another side, a darker underbelly, where the worst … Continued
I’ve been struggling for inspiration. Finally, it’s arrived. The last month or so has been a writing wilderness for me. With so many half-finished stories, I’ve always been able to find at least one of them to work on. Being … Continued
As a writer of crime fiction, I’m in awe of the plotting of Agatha Christie. The way she could give you a large number of potential suspects, each with a perfectly plausible reason to be the villain of the piece. … Continued
Writing any sort of story is a bit like weaving a spider’s web. There are so many interconnected strands of narrative, backstory and setting. Depending on where you start and which direction you move in, a range of possibilities for … Continued