I want to talk to you about this excerpt from Rowling’s new book. https://twitter.com/NickMDuffy/status/1306273216189665280 There are rules in writing that can, and should, be ignored and broken whenever it is useful to do so. One such rule is that you should never write a character’s … Continue reading Writing the Accent
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Short Story – Warlocks of Whitehall: The Leamington Spa Werewolf
This incident got a mention in Lore and Order, and I figured it could do with fleshing out a bit. So I did. Hope you like it! -- ‘Go home, Michael.’ She hadn’t actually slammed the door in his face, but she may as well have done. … Continue reading Short Story – Warlocks of Whitehall: The Leamington Spa Werewolf
Let’s do a blog about… Dialogue
I used to think I was bad at dialogue, and maybe I am. Ultimately, you're judged on your work by the people that read it. Hopefully, you are people who have read my work and if you haven't, maybe you will. In either case, I'm … Continue reading Let’s do a blog about… Dialogue
Being your own boss is awful/amazing and I hate/love it.
I worked in an office once. For three weeks. It didn't last. The guy I worked for directly was cool and all, and even if the job itself wasn't really that fun it wasn't awful. It was the two hour commute that made it untenable. … Continue reading Being your own boss is awful/amazing and I hate/love it.
Back to work
So recently I had a nearly catastrophic computer cock-up, which coincided nicely with me taking a few days off to recharge my creative batteries. With both of those now sorted, I can finally get back to work on SNIDE. It always feels a bit like … Continue reading Back to work
Changing of the Guard
Having not done a series yet, I've not had to tackle the idea of a rotating cast. With each book being a one-off, the cast is the cast is the cast, but I've been reading the Fables comic books again recently, and that's been going … Continue reading Changing of the Guard
Diplomancer is going into a library
It's not necessarily wise to believe everything you are told on twitter, but I'm only little so I don't have to be wise. When someone says they're going to put your book in a library, you tend to believe them. I'm not going to speak … Continue reading Diplomancer is going into a library
The Routine is in Jeopardy
I might take the day off today. I have to go to the dentist and have my face drilled which, despite the apparent frequency of this occurrence, I am still not quite used to. Wandering around with a sleepy face kind of makes it hard … Continue reading The Routine is in Jeopardy
SNIDE: The second act slump
I have a habit of checking my word count a lot when writing a book, which isn't helping me right now. For a while it is super useful, seeing that I've made so much progress. The first ten thousand words feel like a slog, but … Continue reading SNIDE: The second act slump
On Emergent Storytelling in videogames
I'm often confused by people who champion emergent stories in games, but that's largely because the stories they cite are rubbish. That said, I've been playing Crusader Kings 2 an awful lot, and that's throwing stories at me left right and centre, and all of … Continue reading On Emergent Storytelling in videogames
