Is there anybody out there?
a well-constructed mystery thriller, peppered with clues and red herrings, excitement and spine-tingling dread
I got a gig in Pets in Space
Several years ago a bunch of science fiction romance authors came up with a fun idea. “Why don’t we write a collection of novella length stories, science fiction romances involving pets. Any sort of pet – cats, dogs, owls, weird … Continued
A voyage of discovery
Progress is being made on the search for the crimson lady. Some of you might remember the name was the scarlet lady not so long ago. That was before an astute English friend pointed out that Virgin very recently launched … Continued
The current WiP – The Search for the Crimson Lady
Hi there.If you come here at all regularly, you’ll know I write a Saturday blog about politics, covid, what I did last week, our latest travelling adventures, and other sundry topics. But I started this blog because I’m a writer … Continued
Horses and space ships – woohoo
When we talk about Science Fiction โ at least when I do โ I immediately think of space ships. Having established (for me) that given, SF seems to be a comfortable home for just about anything else. Romance, shape-shifters like … Continued
Children’s books aren’t necessarily just for children
Some books are without a doubt aimed only at children. They’re short, the printing is often larger, the language is simple, and they’re not full of sex and violence. But even books like the immortal Winnie the Pooh can be … Continued
Covers are important – in more ways than one
I used to haunt bookshops. I loved them, aiming invariably for the fantasy and science fiction aisles and maybe the crime aisles. Oh, and the cookbooks. And anything else that took my fancy. I’d pick up anything that attracted my … Continued
The Rules of Writing
Facebook has a fun little feature called ‘memories’ which shows people posts they made years ago on that day of the year. I go through mine because it’s fun to look at stuff that was important enough to post about … Continued
Amazon is a corporate bully
There are a number of reasons why I’m not so prolific in my fiction writing than I was. One of them (a very large ONE) is the problem of getting noticed in a crowded marketplace. We’ve been told, we authors, … Continued
I’m giving up on Romance
I’m giving up on Romance. Not romance as in boy meets girl and love blossoms (or boy meets boy, girl meets girl โ I don’t give a rats what happens in other peoples’ bedrooms) I mean Romance as in genre. … Continued