Can I phone a friend?
Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. If you could choose one author, living or dead, to be your beta partner, who would it be and why? Well, this isn’t as easy as it might … Continued
Another world, just ten minutes away.
Today, instead of more of my literary ramblings, I thought you might like to see a place I love to visit. It’s where I go, whenever I can, just ten minutes walk from my house. In true Galactic explorer tradition, … Continued
What I wanted and what I got
Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Write a top 10 list in the voice of a character. Is your character a person making a bucket list? How about someone listing their greatest fears? What … Continued
They read it first, in praise of the Beta Reader
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Before my new masterpiece sets out into the big wide world, there’s a group of unsung heroes who help to make it a lot more readable than it might have been. One of the problems with being the author of … Continued
Book Review. The Resonance by Michelle Medhat.
I reviewed the first part of this series a while ago Then I read the second part, which carried on with the same breakneck speed and incredible action. Which leads me on to part three, which I have just finished. … Continued
The long and winding road. Using characters in sequels and spin-offs.
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Back in 2013, in my first novel, Freefall, I introduced a character called Ballantyne Alysom. He was a galactic explorer and owner of the magazine Galactographic! His claim to fame and the reason for his creation was as the discoverer … Continued
You never saw that coming. The twist in the tale.
Welcome back to another blog hop, with #OpenBook. Here’s this week’s prompt. Plot twists…do you have a favorite you can talk about (yours or someone else’s?) Plot twists are an essential part of storytelling and the backbone of psychological thrillers, … Continued
Book Review. Lethal Ties by Helen Christmas.
I’ve been a fan of Helen Christmas for some time. I enjoyed her Same Face Different Place stories, here’s one of my reviews for the fast-paced and brilliantly researched series. When I heard that she was turning her hand to … Continued