I enjoy my science fiction and my fantasy. When I pick up a book (or these days download) in one of these genres I guess I know what I’m getting, I’m on safe ground. Also, […]
Tag: fantasy
Short stories – great for both writers and readers
I remember not long after my life-long addiction to science fiction and fantasy began I bought an Isaac Asimov book without realising it was a collection of short stories. At first I felt a little […]
Writing – location, location, location
Recently I’ve been completing my latest project, working title: Inspector Kirby and Harold Longcoat, a Northumbrian mystery. The comments from beta readers are good and although there are a couple more to feedback I’ve sent […]
The fantasy fiction chicken and egg question?
In the UK there have been an interesting series of programs (on the BBC) by Andrew Marr looking in-depth at why we love reading fiction. The first program concerned the genre of detective stories and the […]
Go on – read some fantasy
Last week I implored people to put aside prejudices of ‘genre fiction’ and read some science fiction. This week I’m going to do the same for the cause of fantasy. I suppose as a scientist […]