• To Catch a Killer (A Little Too Easily)

    To Catch a Killer (A Little Too Easily)

    I do love a good detective story. I think secretly we all do. Mystery is very compelling. It’s what makes a detective story so captivating;…

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  • A Beginners’ Guide to Making Up Fantasy Names

    A Beginners’ Guide to Making Up Fantasy Names

    How do you go about naming characters in your story? If you’re writing a sci-fi or fantasy story, you are certain to come up against…

  • To Judge a Book (Not By its Cover)

    To Judge a Book (Not By its Cover)

    I didn’t actually know what I wanted. I just wanted new books. Exciting stories, riveting stories, poetically crafted and well researched works of fiction. Unfortunately,…