One For Thebes
A recent In Our Time episode, Melvyn Bragg and his guests discussed the Greek city-state of Thebes. There were a couple of points that really… Read More »One For Thebes
Writing
New Daughters, New Glory
I’ve written before about the novel I was working on called Daughter of Glory. About a year ago, I was looking at updating it and… Read More »New Daughters, New Glory
Artist as Protagonist
A recent episode of In Our Time focused on the Japanese artist Hokusai, and the discussion turned to Japan at the time and Hokusai’s place… Read More »Artist as Protagonist
When She Was Five
In case you weren’t aware, my flash fiction “When She Was Five” is up at Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. It’s funny, this was the… Read More »When She Was Five
Revisiting The Guild of Echo Transit
For another visit to my idea factory – well, really more like conceits or hooks, because none of them are fully formed – I’m hitting… Read More »Revisiting The Guild of Echo Transit
Meandering Around the Map
Originally published 20 April 2010 I used to try to be a “seat of my pants” writer. I would start with an idea, and move… Read More »Meandering Around the Map
Signage
I don’t think I will ever be blasé about signing books. At Breakout Con – which, by the way, was a blast, and will be… Read More »Signage
Finish Writing Your Novels
The last post was only the beginning of my opinions/advice on novel writing. Here’s the second part. Advice to Aspiring Novelists 2: Finish Writing Novels… Read More »Finish Writing Your Novels
Perfecting Your Craft
I’ve done a lot of fiction writing, and have even had people pay me to publish some of it. I’ve also completed a few novels,… Read More »Perfecting Your Craft
Revisions Ahoy
I’ve been going through my catalogue of unpublished stories this last week and revising them. One or two might fit an open market, but not… Read More »Revisions Ahoy