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Research and Dead Men

Genre fiction is a funny beast. It doesn’t matter if you’re writing science fiction, fantasy, crime or horror; sooner or later one of your characters is going to do something that you the author doesn’t have the faintest idea about. For most (but not all) of us the big thing that we write about that [...]

Fear and The Comma Fairy

I imagine the comma fairy as a tiny malevolent little gnome that sprinkles run on sentences into my work. I also imagine him starting small fires. The little sod. I’m especially guilty of long sentences when I’m trying to get a point across. The more complex the point, the more commas. When I first started [...]

Bob Mayer

I’ve mentioned before that I’m utterly unqualified to give advice on writing. It doesn’t stop me trying too mind you, but the qualifications to do so are not present. To make up for this I try to link to people who are qualified to give you the good oil on writing. Bob Mayer is one [...]

Writer’s Spread

Fellow writers, it’s time we had a talk. You know what I mean. We need to talk about the connection between writing and getting fat. Since dedicating myself to getting published I’ve put on five kilos. Almost all of those five kilos can be traced directly to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches eaten at inopportune [...]

Failure to plan…

I completely failed at getting any writing done this weekend. My family and I went on a short road trip to see my Grandfather. I took my laptop and audio gear with me, but I didn’t do a blessed thing until the last day. I intended to do some writing, I just didn’t plan too. [...]

Keep Going

When you’re going through hell, keep going. – Winston Churchill There’s a good time coming even if there’s a good time coming. – My Grandfather Dr Hamish Neale. He’s 95 and still going strong. Do you wanna be a writer?* Seriously, not just a part timer, or a hobbyist or a bitter malcontent? Then the [...]

I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells reviewed!

I just reviewed Dan Well’s new novel I Am Not A Serial Killer. IIt’s good reading, and I’m looking forward tot he the next in the John Wayne Cleaver series. You can get the review right here. I’d bette get back to writing my novel now, still sometimes you need to read.

Like Mind or Hive Mind?

Do great minds all think alike? Not in my experience.  In fact some great minds differ so much on any given topic that they come to blows…or at least really snarky blog posts. It’s this differing of minds and ideas that leads me onto this blog post’s topic: You need to get out more. I [...]

An exception to the rule

Normally I only link directly to posts on other blogs in Twitter, but I Should Be Writing‘s Mur Lafferty makes an excellent point about writing and your real life. Click here to get the goodness.

New review is up! Jack Wakes Up by Seth Harwood

I’ve just put up another book review of Seth Harwood’s Jack Wakes Up. Just click on those funny coloured letters with the line underneath and enjoy!

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