Everyone loves a sequel…, or a prequel…, or a spin-off. Readers like them because they hope that they will give them the answers to questions that the original story threw up. Or that the new adventures of their heroes (pardon … Continued
Instead of a post about my writing or some other insight, I’m reporting on my attendance at Credfest last Saturday. As a mamber of the Exeter Authors Association, I had a table, a workshop and readings to do. Here are … Continued
Any excuse for a bit of nostalgia, You might be surprised to find that I don’t write one book at a time. In fact, I keep several stories on the go. Some of them are very well advanced, others … Continued
And now a link to some late 1970’s music, still sounding good! “♪♯You didn’t know what you were looking for, ’till you heard the voices in your ear♯♫.” “Voices,” by Cheap Trick (Dream Police, 1979) Ok, so I admit it, … Continued
I’ve got several new posts to put up on the theme of my writing but I thought it was time for a bit of publicity. Andorra Pett is released onto the unsuspecting world on Thursday, June 1st. I’m sure that all … Continued
I thought that writing Science Fiction would be easy, after all, how can you research the future? And who can tell you that you’ve got your facts wrong? After all, you can have anything you want in the Sci-fi world … Continued
a.k.a. letting my mind wander and seeing where it leads me. I thought that I wasn’t getting anywhere with a story I’m in the middle of writing, the plot seemed like it was getting predictable and I couldn’t think … Continued