Monthly Archives: July 2018
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Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
“We are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.” An argument used to ... -
Words to Live By: Best Writing Advice from J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip K. Dick, and Franz Kafka
Here are some more of my favorite quotes on writing* to follow up on the previous words of wisdom from Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, and Alan ... -
The Crownless King (Part Four) by Chris Mahon
Part One Part Two Part Three Over the next few days, Samal finished tracing the star map and continued teaching Iz about the workings of the ... -
King of Assassins by RJ Barker
Caution: this review contains spoilers! King of Assassins by RJ Barker is the final book in The Wounded Kingdom series and a thrilling tale of murder, ... -
Write of Way #14 – Write Chronologically, damnit!
Stories are meant to be read chronologically, so they should be written as such! And…there you have it: my argument for why stories should be written ... -
Author Spotlight: Sam Hawke
Joining us for today’s Author Spotlight is Sam Hawke! Sam has wanted to write books ever since realising as a child that they didn’t just breed between ... -
The Hive Reads… Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
Welcome to the sixth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho ... -
The Crownless King (Part Three) by Chris Mahon
Part One Part Two Iz shuddered all the way down her body, like a puppet whose strings were being jerked. Then she crawled forward with the ... -
Words to Live By: Best Writing Advice from Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Alan Watts
A couple years ago, I bought a big cork board to hang over my writing desk. Since then, I’ve been pinning quotes to it to keep ... -
No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
This review may contain spoilers. “No Man of Woman Born” by Ana Mardoll is a collection of short stories, intending to be retellings of fairy-tales with ...
