Author: T.O. Munro
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SPFBO 7 – The First Quarter-Final
On Wednesday, we announced our first three eliminations and revealed that our two quarter-finalists are DOWNCAST by Cait Reynolds and IN THE JADED GROVE by Anela ... -
SPFBO 7 – The First Eliminations
Welcome to our First Eliminations post for SPFBO 7. This week, we are looking at the “Our World” batch. You can find out more about this ... -
SPFBO 7 – Meet the Batch “Our World”
The seventh Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) is underway! Check out our introduction here | meet this year’s judges here | read all about the contest’s origins here | and ... -
TEMERAIRE by Naomi Novik (BOOK REVIEW)
The plot to Naomi Novik’s debut is essentially that, following the capture of a French frigate Novik’s hero Captain Laurence finds himself in sudden possession of ... -
TWENTY FIVE TO LIFE by R.W.W.Greene – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an (increasingly) occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing doing a PhD project at Queen’s University ... -
Interview with Sammy H.K. Smith
Today the Hive is joined by Sammy H K Smith whose debut novel Anna came out from Rebellion publishing last month. Sammy H.K Smith lives and works ... -
TOO HOT TO HANDLE: THE DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE by Rebecca Willis
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. I’ve recently started a PhD project at Queen’s ... -
TEN LOW by Stark Holborn
The eponymous protagonist of Stark Holborn’s far future set sci-fi novel is an ex-convict with a past she is trying to make amends for, but chance ... -
Self-Publishing, SPFBO, and Us – SPFBO 6 Judges Roundup
While the SPFBO dust briefly settles let’s take a moment to look back (but not in anger of course) For those who say “What’s SPFBO?” (or ... -
MERCHANTS OF DOUBT and THE COLLAPSE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION: A VIEW FROM THE FUTURE By Naomi Oreskes and Erik M Conway
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having completed an MA in Creative Writing at ...
