More Links? Really? Yes, really!

Some more links to some various places around the Internet that may be of some help to some people out there who like to sometimes write some things. Back in April on the Books of the Dead Press site, James Roy Daley posted a great list of 13 things you should consider before you submit […]

When the book…

Recently the amount of angst over the ending of the latest series of Game of Thrones has had the Internet in an uproar. The sheer number of people crying over [SPOILER ALERT!] all the deaths at the Red Wedding tells me one thing – the way people enjoy the media nowadays is the complete reversal […]

Confusion? -or- What’s a short story?

I recently sent a story off for an anthology. Standard, and, like 60% of the stories I send out, destined for rejection I thought. And, sure enough, after two weeks, back came the e-mail. But the rejection was not the normal “thanks, but you suck” email I tend to get (especially from Australian publishers), it […]

Kameron Hurley – awesome link

Kameron Hurley is a writer who recently posted a long essay that has been reposted so many times it feels almost redundant for me to do the same, but I think it needs to be done. Great read – take your time to read it. Well worth it. http://aidanmoher.com/blog/featured-article/2013/05/we-have-always-fought-challenging-the-women-cattle-and-slaves-narrative-by-kameron-hurley/  

Stealing some advice from Lucy Clark

Quick one. I was recently sent this from a fellow writer. It comes from Lucy Clark (I hope this is the right Lucy Clark), a romance writer. 5 Tips To Writing Your Novel by Lucy Clark (with added comments by me) 1. If you don’t write your story, who will? (Seems basic, but it is the […]

Book review – ‘The Temporal Element’

Some more astute readers have noticed I haven’t posted too many book reviews as of late. There are many reasons for this, but what it boils down to is something has to really capture me for me to review it. That’s not to say they haven’t been good – in at least one case, I […]

Links! Links! We got links!

I know it’s not too long since the last one (and, please, I am still looking for some feedback on that piece of writing, so take 5 minutes and let me know if I set the tone of the time okay), but a pile of links has come my way. First, the SA Writers’ Centre […]