This time on the blog, I'm interviewing the tall, the talented, and the tolerably amusing David (Dave) Wragg. You know him and love him from The Articles of Faith duology, being The Black Hawks and The Righteous, and he's back with Book 1 of Tales of the Plains, entitled The Hunters. What can you tell … Continue reading Author Interview: David Wragg on The Hunters
Category: Writing
Hi Kritika Thank you so much for agreeing to come on my little blog and let me babble praise at you. It’s one of my very favourite things to do, and The Surviving Sky deserves all the praise! This Hindu philosophy-inspired debut science fantasy follows a husband and wife racing to save their living city—and … Continue reading Interview with Kritika H. Rao
Thr Jaguar Path chat! https://www.instagram.com/tv/CouXP47DbQI/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
I start a full-time job on Monday. I'm well aware that many people would see that as a success, and I'm even more aware that what I've accomplished since 2017 - six published novels - is also a big success. And yet. And yet, it hasn't been successful enough to keep my finances stable. In … Continue reading Defining ‘failure’
Yep, I've been busy. From being made redundant in May to turning in two drafted novels within a fortnight of each other in September PLUS a copy edit of another entire book, interspersed with a heatwave that was frankly rude, it's been a mad gallop through 2022. That said, all being well I should have … Continue reading What a Spring, Summer and start of Autumn that was…
Some excellent words from a good and wise friend.
This post contains my own personal opinion (I work in finance and this is neither official advice nor representative of what my employer thinks – caveats done with, let’s talk turkey). There’s been a lot of words spilled in the last few months over inflation and [interest] rates and energy prices.
I’ve become convinced that we’re about to see a change in the shape and nature of British society that we haven’t seen in 50 years. I won’t rehearse the arguments here about how much energy prices are going to rise or what inflation is doing to our paychecks.
I also don’t want to make this a doomsday post. What I want to do here is spell some things out clearly and then offer some help (mostly by signposting you to others who are much better at this than me). If you want to skip my longer discussion about what…
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Hi all! I've been doing a lot of research over the last few days into the quality and type of online writing courses available in the UK (so far; other regions do exist, I know, I just haven't got to them yet). What I've discovered is pretty depressing from a speculative writing perspective: You can … Continue reading SFF-specific writing courses – you in?
There are times when having things like a strict moral code or professionalism is a hindrance. Take me, for example. I've been working for a small start up company for the last 7 months, slowly building up an audience etc etc, doing everything I can to make it a success while reminding the business owner, … Continue reading Me and my big mouth
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