Existing in a Different World
“Hollows are the empty places of the world. In them lie demons and relics of times long gone. Enter them with care traveller. Most never return.”
Continue reading “Stream of Conscious Saturday. Hollow / Empty #SoCS”
I received this way back last spring when skies were indeed turning from persistent grey and into something resembling warmer days and greenery bursting forth. With sun brewing and greenery returning it seemed a good time to dust this off. Continue reading “The Blue Sky Tag. A Great Way to Kick Out Winter and Say Hello Summer.”
Many of my readers often ask how I start writing, where do the ideas come from and what kick starts a project that might go further than one book? One of my concepts is something many might overlook.
Continue reading “Thoughts on Writing Fantasy Novels”
If you can read this then you can VOTE for your favourite bloggers in nine categories. No excuses, just do it!
Continue reading “2018 Blogger Bash Award Nominations – Voting Now Open. #BloggersBash”
I hear a lot from authors who fixate on ratings and reviews. The importance of these cannot be denied, but how many take negatives to heart?
Continue reading “Why Good, Bad Feedback is Better Than Bad, Good Feedback #IWSG”
New bloggers often find traffic hard to generate. Even seasoned ones might see fluctuations as their following grows. First published on Mostly Blogging, Janice and I explored why early progress might seem empty. Continue reading “This Is Why Seasonal Blogging Factors Never Have to Be the Kiss of Death, 12 Tips”
Why I follow my characters into a genre rather than starting with a genre and fitting characters into it. Continue reading “Do you Worry about Genres While Writing?”
I first encountered the wonderful Raimey Gallant during NaNoWriMo last year. Her visions of helping writers write and cross-promoting with last years NaNoBlogHop were outstanding, and led me to connecting with many new (to me) bloggers on various social media platforms. I can’t thank her enough for that even though it was nearly a year ago already! Continue reading “Writing a Book? Are you an Insecure Writer?”
Rather like my book and story slush pile I have, during my 20 months blogging, gathered a similar stack of blogger recognition awards. Winters coming, and perhaps it’s time to clear the decks… Continue reading “One Lovely Blog Award”
As the ravens gather and darkness descends, the time is drawing near for history to repeat itself… Ravens Gathering is a gripping thriller, interwoven with horror and fantasy, that demonstrates how you should never take things at face value. Continue reading “Author Spotlight; Graeme Cumming”
