There’s no reason on earth why 2014 shouldn’t be the year you finally finish (or start) your novel, learn a new writing discipline (for instance learn flash fiction), or self-publish your novel as an Indie Publisher. If you’ve been promising…
I love finding story ideas through Pinterest. Photos are visual story prompts that can really unleash the muse, creating an instant sense of character or setting. If you’re used to using freewriting as a way of finding and capturing the…
As an author of fantasy fiction I’m always on the look out for story ideas, and I’m often inspired by the wonderful and magical-seeming places right here on our own version of Earth. I found this incredible photo on Pinterest,…
Is there a fantasy/sf author anywhere who wouldn’t jump at the chance to go to the moon? I clearly remember watching the 1969 moon landing (no doing the maths now!). At that stage I had no notion of becoming a…
I’ve just watched JK Rowling’s 2008 Harvard address and found it more moving and inspirational than anything I’ve seen or heard in a while. She talks about the joint powers of failure and imagination. She peppers the talk with funny…