Some say reviews are for readers, not for the authors. But they are wrong. Reviews are like fuel to me as a writer. They are what keep me going as I write book 2. The knowing that there’s a point to all this work. All that time and energy spent on creating something complex, like …
Two things dominated my life this year. Starting a new job and self-publishing my book. Both of which nearly killed me, but surprisingly, I’m still here, after all. At the end of last December, I was struck down with Covid, hardly able to get out of bed, wondering how the hell I was going to …
Recently I created a new Facebook group that I was hoping to focus on the more literary fantasy works of SFF. Mark Lawrence humorously named it as Literary Snobs of Fantasy. If I’m not mistaken literary fantasy isn’t clearly defined anywhere however, which provided some uncertainty within the group when it came to book recommendations. …
Below I ramble a bit about beta-reading. If you found this article by googling Holy Sister and were hoping to read about what happens in the last book you’ll be disappointed. I promise I’ll post the blurb on ThatThornGuy.com as soon as it’s written and I’m allowed. But I imagine the below might be …
When it comes to talking about Mark Lawrence books my choice is either to wait a few years until they get published, and say something when some of my initial enthusiasm faded, or talk about them while the experience is still fresh, pulsing inside and risk looking like a show-offy buffoon. So no, I won’t …
Last Saturday I re-read, finished challenging and gave my First Reader consent to the first four chapters of a new trilogy, which in hindsight I realised I’ll be most likely busy with for the next eighteen months or so. And when I say busy, I don’t necessarily mean the careful reading, considering, arguing, notes writing, …
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