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I heard mother’s humming as I pushed through the crooked wooden door of our rundown home. She was on a cushion on the floor beside the fire, my sister’s head on her lap, smiling as she stroked the golden hair that cascaded across her thighs. “Such beautiful hair,” she said. “Had it since she was…
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Back in May, I shared an old short story I’d written in 2002 for a school assignment. It was a story I recall being very proud of and I kept it safe all these years (one of the only early stories of mine I have saved, in fact). Below, you’ll find my re-write of this…
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The heat was the first thing you noticed. A wave of unimpeded warmth that hit you as though stepping off the plane onto some distant, sun-drenched soil. The orb levitated a few feet from the forest floor. Its light flickered and wavered, growing dim and then brightening to an almost blinding level seemingly at random.…
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I had the pleasure of interview Violet Lumani, an author whose debut YA fantasy book, FORETOLD, released in July! I was particularly interested in learning more about this book because its main character is grappling with various mental health issues, and this is an area about which I am very passionate. So, let’s get onto…
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Lucy: Hi Brianna! It’s great to have you here. So, first things first, tell us a bit about yourself. Brianna: Thank you so much for including me in this conversation, Lucy! This is a topic I care a lot about. To quickly introduce myself, I’m a proud geek, sci-fi and fantasy writer, and filmmaker. City…
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Thunk. The arrow landed in the tree trunk, a shameful distance from the now departed rabbit, and Tomas cringed. “How can you be getting worse?” Andrew sighed, walking forward to retrieve the failed shot. Tomas knew better than to answer his brother, instead jabbing at the forest floor with the toes of his scruffy brown…
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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing David Ranshaw, a fantasy author I met on Twitter who shares my passion for video games and writes great, insightful posts on his blog on a range of topics literary and philosophical. (Highly recommended–go and read it!) Read on to find out about David’s novels, from his fantasy…
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I recently did a poll on Twitter mentioning an old short story from 2002 that I’d been meaning to write up for some time. I was thinking of simply re-writing it and publishing it *but* I thought I’d ask for some opinions (and thanks to the 3 people who gave me theirs haha). The more…
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Just a quick post today to share the exciting news that I’ve done my first spoken interview with my dear friend and fellow author, Cindy Van Wilder. Want to find out what adjective I’d use to describe myself or about my journey to finding a publisher as a debut writer? Then today’s your lucky day!…
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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Trudie Skies, author of Sand Dancer and recently released sequel Fire Walker – both great books I’d highly recommend to any fan of YA fantasy! And, without further ado, it’s over to the interview… Hi Trudie! So, first of all – tell me a little bit about yourself!…