With the absence of a subject for the OpenBook Bloghop this week, here’s a post that I was going to publish when my internet went down in July. I’m introverted. Anyone who knows me will tell you that, if we’ve … Continued
Way back in 2023, I started writing a series of short stories. They had an overall theme, even though each one was a separate tale. They were set in the Dave Travise universe, and Dave himself (Hero of Myra, Freefall, … Continued
I’ve finished writing two novellas, each has come in at just over 40k words. There’s no particular reason for their brevity. I always reckon that the story is finished when there’s nothing more to say. Whether that’s 40k or 100, … Continued
Hi, everybody. As you might have noticed, there have been some problems here at Richard Dee Scifi over the last few weeks. Since July 20th, I have had an intermittent problem with my home internet connection. This gradually got worse … Continued
One of my New Year’s writing resolutions was to engage in more Bookfunnel promotions. These are where a group of authors get together to cross-promote either their free offerings or showcase each other’s books for sale. It’s a great way … Continued
I don’t know if I’ll be able to post this, but I’m writing it anyway. Sorry if that sounds a bit dramatic but it’s been that sort of week. And it’s only Tuesday. On Sunday, my internet connection started to … Continued
It was Ray Bradbury who suggested that, to build up your skill and confidence, you should write lots of short stories. As a master of them himself, his advice is well worth listening to. As well as my 28 novels, … Continued
But how? We can’t all be adventurers, but we’ve all experienced life. Write what you know is a familiar piece of advice. When you think about it, it doesn’t really apply in the way it appears to. If you take … Continued