This blog (and some future ones, I also want to cover the same for Fantasy) were prompted by two books I have read recently. The first being ‘Zero Point (Owner Trilogy 2)’ by Neal Asher […]
Category: Writing
The art of writing
8 Writers ‘Resolutions’
I’m calling these resolutions because it’s that time of year. But they’re more a collection of things I know I need to do to “maximise my potential” (sorry that’s a phrase from a previous incarnation […]
‘Gor blimey gov it’s a fair cop and no mistake’ – How do we deal with dialect/accents in written fiction?
How do we deal with accents / dialects in modern writing?
Dictionary of body language? – lessons from my proof reader
I learnt long ago that you can’t proof read your own work. Well, you can, but you’ll miss things that to someone else are obvious. When you read your own work the brain sees what […]
The problems with writing ‘near future’ science fiction
Writing ‘near future’ sci-fi can be a bit of a mine field. Even what appear safe assumptions have their problems.