Writing

Musings on Fiction in the World of COVID-19

Can you write a cosy locked room mystery with social distancing? How do romance novels work…
Spotlight: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

The Rules of Blackheath: Evelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m. There are eight days,…
Monday Motivation

It’s none of their business that you have to learn how to write. Let them think…
6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (Vol. VI)

You all probably know how this works by now. I roll six story dice on Zuidsoft’s…
Throwback Thursday: Being a ‘Real’ Writer

There seems to be a notion in a lot of folks’ minds that while lots of…
Spotlight: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

oldier. Summoner. Saint. Orphaned and expendable, Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not…
Monday Motivation

I believe myself that a good writer doesn’t really need to be told anything except to…
5 Great Blog Posts About Writing Fiction

It’s time, once again, for me to step aside for one week and shine the spotlight…
Throwback Thursday: Using Magic in Fiction

Magic (as I’m loosely defining it here) features heavily in fantasy. The forms magic can take…
Spotlight: Hello, Again by Isabelle Broom

hilippa Taylor (Pepper to her friends) has big dreams. When she closes her eyes, she can…