Today, my guest is Ria Constable. Readers of Myra and Freefall will know all about her, but for the rest of you, she’s from Wishart, loves bright colours and has been with Griff Alyoushan for a long time. Dave … Continued
I was asked recently how I thought up the ideas for my worlds, I had to give a rather truncated answer, but it got me wondering if anyone else was interested. So here’s a look at the thought process behind … Continued
I wondered whether the time was right to share this with you, and then I thought… why not? So here it is, a sample from my soon-to-be-released Steampunk adventure, A new life in Ventis, the sequel to The Rocks of Aserol. In … Continued
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
Tipping Point There’s a point in every novel where someone says or does something that sets a bell ringing in your head. It might not be a big thing in the scheme of the story, very often it’s just … Continued