Time for an author interview I think! And this time it is the turn of Peter James Martin, a good friend of mine and fellow Malarkite! On March 31st, the first book in his new series will be release: Daemon Soul Awakening. I caught up with him and asked him all things literary. First up … Continue reading Meet Peter James Martin!
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Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
I haven't put too many posts up lately, especially the second half of this year. I'd love to say it's because I've been busy... I can't, I can't say that. Well, I guess I can, if you count scrolling through social media in order to do prompt stories, or look at vidoes of cute animals. … Continue reading Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
This is not a story
I feel that the title of this post would make a rather good story title, or maybe a poem. But alas, it is purely factual in that this really isn't a story. This is a post to just allow me to ramble about writing. Or more accurately about the things that stop you from writing, … Continue reading This is not a story
Meet Elena Marie Ball
Next in our meet the author series is Elena Marie Ball who is currently releasing chapters FOR FREE on her website of the awesome Being Red, an inventive twist on the Red Riding Hood story. Find out about how she manages the serialised story and about her processes and inspirations in general. Find out more … Continue reading Meet Elena Marie Ball
Meet Bert Edens
Next up in the meet the author series is Bert Edens who is not only here to talk about his horror writing but he's taken on the mantle of editor too and chats about how he approaches that and how it influences his own work. Bert has masterminded a charity anthology called Dismember the Coop, … Continue reading Meet Bert Edens
Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
This was written in repsonse to the picture prompts on Afterwards blog. You can find all the pictures and links to other stories here. My muse has been hiding lately so haven't gotten much done so decided to treat this as a write for ten minutes and see what happens. I wrote for thirty and … Continue reading Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
vssGhostShip – Here we go again
So last year, #vssGhostTales did a year's worth of prompts and I somehow ended up writing a year long narrative poem. This year the vssGhostShip set sail. Knowing how hard it was last year, I decided not to do that again. So this year I'm just doing a straight story!!! No rhyming for this girl … Continue reading vssGhostShip – Here we go again
Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
We spoke to Jon a couple of weeks ago and found out about his series The Ballad of the Songbird. Now we find out more about Jon, his writing habits and Tepris Press! What is your approach to writing, or your method? I’m very much a plotter, not a pantser. Especially on the Songbird books … Continue reading Meet Jon Ford (Part 2)
Meet The Author – Jon Ford (Part 1)
We have another author interview for you! Today, in part 1, Jon Ford talks about his series - Ballad of the Songbird. Book Three, Tooth and Claw, is coming soon. Find out more about Jon here and come back soon for Part 2 where Jon will also tell us about his writing habits and history. … Continue reading Meet The Author – Jon Ford (Part 1)
Meet The Author – A C Merkel
Number three in our series of author interviews! this time we meet AC Merkel, author of the Lady Dreamscape series, Atomic Fireflies and many more. Find more here Tell us about your process, how do you decide what projects to focus on? I just go where the muse leads me. From robots to witches and … Continue reading Meet The Author – A C Merkel
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