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Freshness and Familiarity: Finding the Goldilocks Zone 30 Jul 2013 | 03:16 am
OK, disclaimers upfront: Everything I’m going to say in this post is about my own taste. If your taste is different (entirely likely), that’s fine with me. Your taste being different doesn’t invali...
On Writing a Fiction Series 22 Jul 2013 | 07:26 am
I’ve just sent the first draft of Hope and the Clever Man, the second Gryphon Clerks book, to my lovely and talented beta readers. This is the culmination of a five-month-long writing process; a few o...
News: Reviewing, Award Longlist, Book Progress, Cover Reveal 8 Jul 2013 | 03:29 am
So here’s what’s happening. 1. Reviewing. I’ve decided to press pause on the reviews-by-request for a while. I currently have a huge backlog of books I want to read, including some by several of my f...
How I Turn Down Review Requests 25 Jun 2013 | 02:44 am
I review a lot of books. For a few months now, I’ve been one of the reviewers on the Kindle Book Review (KBR) team, and that gets me direct requests from indie authors who want a review. (If that’s yo...
Getting Inside Characters’ Heads 8 Jun 2013 | 08:46 am
I’d like to report a partially failed experiment. See, I get bored easily, and I have an overactive imagination. (It’s amazing I did so well at school, really.) Accordingly, I try things that might o...
Getting Inside Characters’ Heads 8 Jun 2013 | 08:46 am
I’d like to report a partially failed experiment. See, I get bored easily, and I have an overactive imagination. (It’s amazing I did so well at school, really.) Accordingly, I try things that might or...
Details, Description and Pacing in Fiction (or How to Striptease, Not Bore People with Helicopters) 2 May 2013 | 08:16 am
I’ve been thinking a bit about pacing in fiction lately. Partly, that’s because of things I’ve been reading. I’m currently finishing a long book that has a short book inside it, struggling to get out...
Details, Description and Pacing in Fiction (or How to Striptease, Not Bore People with Helicopters) 2 May 2013 | 08:16 am
I’ve been thinking a bit about pacing in fiction lately. Partly, that’s because of things I’ve been reading. I’m currently finishing a long book that has a short book inside it, struggling to get out....
Magic in the Gryphon Clerks 26 Apr 2013 | 07:57 am
Almost everyone who talks about Realmgolds (my first Gryphon Clerks novel, currently free on Amazon until Friday) or any of the short stories set in the same world mentions the setting. I did put a lo...
Magic in the Gryphon Clerks 26 Apr 2013 | 07:57 am
Almost everyone who talks about Realmgolds (my first Gryphon Clerks novel, currently free on Amazon until Friday) or any of the short stories set in the same world mentions the setting. I did put a lo...
