Hi, and thanks to Love Bytes for having me! My new book, The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal, comes out today, with stunning cover by Kanaxa, and I have an extract for you here, as well as a Rafflecopter giveaway Read more
A lot of authors have mixed feelings about fanfic. CS Lewis thought it was a brilliant idea: I am delighted to hear that you liked the Narnian books. … why not write stories for yourself to fill up the gaps Read more
Hands up if you’ve heard a variation on this theme: Romance is all very well but I prefer books with a plot. Sorry, I just don’t write that much sex. I prefer to concentrate on character development. (As Moira Rogers Read more
A piece of writing advice you see a lot is to do a character sketch, which is sometimes presented as a questionnaire. You’re meant to write down physical details (yes, do make an easily found note of which side the Read more
I just published Jackdaw, an everyday tale of lost love, betrayal, murder, walking on air, justice, vengeance, doomed escape, and heroes and villains swapping places till you don’t know which way’s up. Author Angel Martinez documented her reactions to the Read more
*They shouldn’t. There was a kerfuffle last week around an author’s blog post about the ‘obligations’ of a reviewer to the author. (The author has withdrawn the post, so I am quoting purely as an example of the principle–let’s not Read more