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‘Polishing ‘

I am currently editing a novella for older children at the moment – a horror story with a mysterious curse. I am not an expert in revising and editing (or Turd Polishing, I call it), but I do know how t read up on it and apply what I have researched. The first useful pieceContinue reading “‘Polishing ‘”

She-Ra: Season 4 News!

The DreamWorks team announced the release date for the next season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. I’ve been a bit of a fan of the show on Netflix and reviewed it a little while ago. Instead of being shorts like the last season, the fourth season is 13 episodes long focusing on, inContinue reading “She-Ra: Season 4 News!”

5 Games from Fantasy Stories

Pages Below the Vaulted Sky asks an interesting question: Where are the sports in our fondest fantasy stories? It took me a while, and some prompting from others to compile a list of 9 games or recreations played in books I had read… So the following list does draw on a diverse array of fantasyContinue reading “5 Games from Fantasy Stories”

My Autumn/Winter Reading List

Okay, I know that is a mad pile of books. The first three books in the Wheel of Time series is nearly 3000 pages altogether. The rest of the Mistborn trilogy won’t take me long – though I may be knackered for work because I couldn’t put them down. The rest of the Darkblade booksContinue reading “My Autumn/Winter Reading List”

Beaten by Robert Jordan

I have been working on my own fantasy tale now for a little while and I’m coming to some really fun and interesting parts with some female cast members. In my setting, women -especially lascivious women – are better at magic. For various reasons, the gods like women who are looser with their morals inContinue reading “Beaten by Robert Jordan”

Accept that there will be good writing days and bad writing days

I’ve been looking through writing advice for years now. One of the pieces of advice I recently read struck a cord with me what with my current difficulties of fitting writing into my busy work life. Even GRRM has good and bad writing days it seems. It makes you think, too, that maybe all ourContinue reading “Accept that there will be good writing days and bad writing days”

I’m not dead!

“Pardon me for living, I’m sure. ” No one gets pardoned for living.” Mort, 1987 – Terry Pratchet I’m not dead. I promise. And I’m not undead either! I have just been so very busy with life. I went back to work as a Primary School teacher and had some slack to pick up whichContinue reading “I’m not dead!”

Let’s Review: The Final Empire

Here is an admission: I have never before read anything by Brandon Sanderson. Nothing at all. Nada. Nowt. But I had heard lots and lots about how good his work was. Hell’s bells – he was even chosen to finish Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. So, with a sense of anticipation, I spent aContinue reading “Let’s Review: The Final Empire”

Five Characters in need of an Attitude Adjustment

Ever read a book and find you want to take a character outside and give them a good kicking? I have – and recently too. Here are five individuals that need their attitudes violently adjusted from fiction. And as an aside – Don’t beat people up, please. Use common sense and don’t think it isContinue reading “Five Characters in need of an Attitude Adjustment”

Would You Rather?

Would you Rather? It is a staple of blogs and Youtube channels everywhere and who am I to disagree or try and be different? The problems with this is that there are no one set of questions. And some of those questions are… YAWNsome. However, Cam from Wolfshot Publishing has come up with a greatContinue reading “Would You Rather?”