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“In my dream, this was the beginning. Errol said the domino is a figurative thing. He said the events of this dream signal Newton’s third law. The domino that topples the rest. The start of a new war.” Kite first appears in Of Blood and Oil, the third book in the series. A trans nephilim... Continue Reading →
When I started the Not The Same River project, there were no websites to help me find interesting names. It was the year Eastenders arrived on the telly. The year Roger Moore stopped pretending to be James Bond. The year the wreck of the Titanic was found. The year of Live Aid. The year we... Continue Reading →
This post contains ancient spoilers! I was twelve when I first saw Back to the Future at the cinema. I still love to watch it. It has a great concept at its heart, plenty of conflict, lovable characters, lots of rich detail, a satisfying resolution and a sense of the excitement to follow. There are... Continue Reading →
That's it! I'm all done. I just need to hit print on my notes. This includes my outline, character profiles, scene descriptions with goal, conflict, stakes and resolutions defined, as well as a crucial timeline of events. I've also learned my lesson from the first draft of my last project where somebody who had died... Continue Reading →
With the July NaNoWriMo camp coming up, I thought I’d share a little about my writing process with you. None of us really have far to look for inspiration. Fiction is all about conflict, cause and effect. It’s about action and reaction, moving forward and getting knocked back. Life is full of that stuff. We... Continue Reading →
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