Camp NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow and my prep has not gone very well. If you remember a couple days ago I mentioned a new idea that I wanted to work on for July Camp, however that idea is not well enough prepared to go ahead with. So I will be continuing with my current work in... Continue Reading →
Panic stations people! The July Camp NaNoWriMo starts on Sunday and it completely slipped my mind! When I first thought about it a couple weeks ago I was planning on continuing with The Revelation Academy, but now I'm in the mood to write something completely new. So now I have three (and a bit) days to come... Continue Reading →
Today's post is going to be a little different from usual. I recently bought a candle from Lacuna Candle Co on Etsy and I've decided to write an unboxing post. For clarification, this is not a sponsored post, I've decided to do this and currently the shop owner has no idea. When I saw this... Continue Reading →
A politician addicted to dating apps embarks on an existential odyssey to save democracy from being swiped away. In the aftermath of a continental civil-war, nation-states have collapsed, the European Union™ holds on, preventing anarchy. Bastian Balthazar Bux is a leading member of The Federation®, the European network of civil society and local governments. Bastian... Continue Reading →
For this weeks post on my writing life I have decided to continue with the theme of planning a story and today we are focusing on settings. I'll be using my experience of creating the main setting for my novel The Revelation Academy to give you some tips for creating your own settings. To clarify,... Continue Reading →
8th Century Sweden: Erlan Aurvandil, a Viking outlander, has pledged his sword to Sviggar Ivarsson, King of the Sveärs, and sworn enemy of the Danish King Harald Wartooth. But Wartooth, hungry for power, is stirring violence in the borderlands. As the fires of this ancient feud are reignited Erlan is bound by honour and oath... Continue Reading →
This Friday I will be discussing characters; how I create, design and plot them. I will be using my experience in doing this for my novel The Revelation Academy to describe how I did this particular part of planning. I have also included a couple of recommended resources at the end of this post. Character... Continue Reading →
A couple weeks ago I reviewed Ghost by Helen Grant, a thriller novel with a gothic twist. You can read my review here. Today I have the honour of hosting a Q&A with Helen, I asked the questions from a reader and writers point of view, so hopefully they will be of an interest to you. ... Continue Reading →
Lynn Naismith gave up the job she loved when she married Ed, the love of her life, but it was worth it for the happy years they enjoyed together. Now, ten years on, Ed has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, and things start to happen; things more sinister than lost keys and missing words. As... Continue Reading →
When I first got the idea for my current work in progress, The Revelation Academy, I was actually already planning a different novel. For the first idea I was using revision cards to plan out my scenes and where they would sit in the overall story. But for TRA I ended up choosing a different method, I... Continue Reading →
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