I am delighted today to have Shane Stadler on the blog for an interview. Shane is the author of the awesome and twisted Exoskeleton and and its sequel, Tympanum, both of which I have praised (and rightly so) in my reviews of the respective books. In this interview, I got the chance to ask Shane […]
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To grow as a writer you have to take risks. Calculated risks preferably, but risks none the less. And to take those risks, you can’t fear failure. Arguably, one of the most valuable lessons I have learned over the years is that failure is not something to be feared, but to be embraced. Fear of […]
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Most of the work in being a writer does not come from the writing itself. It comes from actually getting started in the first place. The act of writing itself is usually pretty painless once you get going. Sure, there are days when it feels like writing is the hardest thing in the world and […]
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Write what you know has become one of those well-worn rules of writing that has been bandied about so much now, it has become almost meaningless. So has the less used, but still worn, quote about writing what you don’t know. Besides being contradictory, these two pieces of advice don’t really help a writer much […]
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I’m in the process of writing the fourth book in my urban fantasy series, Watchers. So while I’m writing it, I have decided to leak a few chapters to wet people’s appetite a bit. So without further ado, here’s the first self-edited chapter: I’m in the process of writing the fourth book in my urban […]
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If you like sci-fi and/or fantasy books (and I know you do) then you should know that Patty Jansen is hosting a promo 4-5 June with 100 books free. Yes, you read that right, 100 books free! Simply click the link below to enter the promo and get access to all those great books. 100 […]
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I’ve always been fascinated by serial killers, by their motivations and why they do what they do (beyond just being “evil” of course). I’ve also read some amazing fiction based around serial killer characters, like Silence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris, American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis and Poppy Z. Brite’s Exquisite Corpse. Inspired […]
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If you are like most people nowadays, you probably avoid boredom like the plague. From a young age, we tend to be taught that boredom is a negative state. Consequently, we learn to become dreadfully uncomfortable with boredom as we do our utmost to fight it every step of the way. These days in […]
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I’m taking part in a promo at the moment that features many books in the urban fantasy and paranormal genres. All the books featured are free or 99c. So if you fancy picking up some free or discount books, click the link below. The promo will run only till Wednesday so better hurry up! CLICK […]
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Yes it’s promo time again! This time its 50books up for grabs, all either free or discounted to 99c. Click the link below to be taken to the promo page. I’m sure you’ll find something there you like! PROMO LINK Yes it’s promo time again! This time its 50books up for grabs, all either […]
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When most people think about success and the process of achieving things, most often they think in terms of goals. To achieve things, you have to set goals that will help you do that–targets to aim for, destinations to get to in specific time frames. The culture of self-help and business development that has […]
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If you’re like most writers, you probably struggle to keep your focus and concentration while writing sometimes. I know I do. Despite having an outside writing space where I can lock myself away, I still have family around me (including a rather energetic and at times loud three year old) so distractions in the form […]
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Before we begin, let me point out that this article is not intended to be some sort of blueprint for How To Write A Bestselling Urban Fantasy Series. The article merely outlines the research I did before I started writing the male urban fantasy series that I am currently still working on. As well as […]
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One of the biggest lessons I have learned since I first started to take writing seriously about five years ago is that to do good work—to do any work at all—you need the ability to get out of your own way. Every single day of a writer’s life brings fresh doubt and uncertainty. Some days […]
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Myself and eleven other authors have got together for a special urban fantasy book giveaway. When you enter the draw by clicking the link below, you can win any three of the twelve books on offer, plus you can sign up to the other author newsletters for a chance to get more free stuff and […]
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When a word gets repeated too often in your writing it tends to lose much of its power. There are many words that I often use while writing that hold little power to move the narrative along, or add much to the writing. If you have ever had your work edited or even used an […]
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The fourth book in my Watchers urban fantasy series has just been released (at long last!). It’s a book that I thought would never be written because I all but abandoned the series after the third book came out due to lower than expected sales. I went and wrote two crime thriller novels instead. It […]
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As Halloween is almost upon us, myself and over fifty other authors have got together so we can give away a load of free books to anyone who enters the promotion, which is completely free to enter, of course. The books are all spooky Halloweeny (Horror, Paranormal, Supernatural, Halloween-themed) ebooks available for FREE from Amazon […]
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I’m currently editing the first book in my new dark urban fantasy series, entitled (so far anyway), Maximum Magick, and I thought I would upload the first chapter for you all to read. So without further ado, here it is! I’m currently editing the first book in my new dark urban fantasy series, […]
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As I mentioned in a previous article, I am writing a new urban fantasy series that goes by the name of The August Creed Series. I’m happy to say that I have now finished the first book in the series, and also a prequel book. Crimson Crow is the name of the prequel book, and […]
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