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Interview with an indie author (Elizabeth Baxter)
Elizabeth Baxter, author of Circle Spinner and Other Tales If you were trapped on a desert island, and a magical talking stork could bring you one book (not yours) which would it be? The Lord of The Rings (omnibus edition … Continue reading
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Interview with an indie author (Jeremy Laszlo)
Jeremy Laszlo, author of The Blood & Brotherhood Saga If you were trapped on a desert island, and a magical talking stork could bring you one book (not yours) which would it be? First off, the stork and I would have … Continue reading
Interview with an indie author (J Naomi Ay)
J. Naomi Ay, author of The Boy who Lit up the Sky If you were trapped on a desert island, and a magical talking stork could bring you one book (not yours) which would it be? My favorite book of … Continue reading
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Tagged austen, creativity, fantasy, first person POV, indie, indieebooks, interview, J. Naomi Ay, romance, scifi
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Interview with an indie author (Brandon Luffman)
Brandon Luffman, author of Best Served Hot and Out After Dark If you were trapped on a desert island, and a magical talking stork could bring you one book (not yours) which would it be? This is a tough call … Continue reading
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Genres (Part 2): Writing style
$Disclaimer$ – The following is not neccessarily my opinion but a collection of thoughts taken from reviews posted openly online. Following on from my previous post on rethinking genres this post covers the more general aspects such as length and … Continue reading
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The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
Here’s an example of what I’d class a 6 star… Rating: 6 stars* Genre: High fantasy (see genre map below) Publisher: Gollancz *see ‘general rules’ This one had me losing sleep, skipping work, and left me generally useless until I’d managed … Continue reading
Genres (Part 1): Fantasy
Part 1: Fantasy What comes to mind when you hear fantasy? Magicians? Elves? Dragons? The underlying theme in most fantasy stories is some magic or supernatural phenomena that cannot be explained by science fiction or fact and is often, but not necessarily, … Continue reading
The Cookie Tin, by Nigel Edwards
A novella (or extended short story) from Greyhart Press. Rating: 4.5 stars Genre: Scifi / fantasy “Have you ever wondered how someone would feel if they were you?” “Are you sure?” I have to be honest here… the cookie tin is not … Continue reading