Fantasy With a Hint of Asian Spices
Where’s what going? Fiction. What nepw mediums are going to evolve in the coming years to provide new ways of consuming stories? I’ve just finished playing through Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 and found myself thinking ‘that was a well told story’. A rare handful of games transcend the restriction of their medium to […]
Read More Where’s It Going?Ghosts Can Bleed is an eclectic collection of short stories and poems, in fantasy, horror and sf genres, by New Zealander, Tracie McBride. The titular story is about a chap called Maurice, who believes he is dead and is trying to convince his wife of this fact but all is not as it seems. The […]
Read More Review: Tracie McBride’s Ghosts Can BleedThe Prince of Hazel and Oak is the sequel to Shadowmagic. Conor’s return to Earth wasn’t as joyful as he expected. His home looks like a disaster movie set, his girlfriend isn’t interested in him anymore and besides, doesn’t measure up to his Tir Na Nogian girlfriend Essa and the Police have questions about his […]
Read More Review: John Lenahan’s Prince of Hazel and OakThere are days when you feel you can conquer the world with nothing but your good intentions and willpower. Other days, you could have the world’s collective might at your fingertips and think, ‘Oh, what’s the point?’ As a writer, especially a self-published writer who is struggling to raise his head above the quagmire of anonymity, […]
Read More The Pendulum of Hope and DespairShadowmagic by John Lenahan My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m gonna come clean on this one. I downloaded this book for two reasons, it was for 49p and it sounded similar to The Changeling King. Initially, I didn’t like it. The hero is supposed to be in his late teens or something, but his […]
Read More Review: John Lenahan’s ShadowmagicKnowing the why and what of dialogue is all good and well, but just as important is the how of weaving it into your narrative. Whether we like it or not, writers are influenced by what we watch or listen to, just as much as what we read. I know I am. Snappy dialogue from […]
Read More Sweet Talk – Writing Good Dialogue Part 2The World House by Guy Adams My rating: 4 of 5 stars There is a box, inside which is an impossible house. Inside the house there is a locked room. If the door is ever opened, its occupant will get out and that would mean the end of our world. The World House is like […]
Read More Review: Guy Adam’s The World HouseFirst of all please accept my apology for not talking to you sooner. Its Ramadan at the moment and fasting is playing havoc with my diabetes. I manage through the day with a little bit of nausea and the odd headache, but it’s once I open my fast that I go on a roller-coaster ride. […]
Read More Author Interviews, Book Giveaway and My First Five Star ReviewCheck out this quirky author interview with G L Drummond, author of several novels and a werewolf obsessive at her blog site http://feralintensity.com. The interview is a part of a month long celebration of ebook authors. The first five people to leave a comment on the interview at feral intensity will get a free ebook […]
Read More Author Interview at Feral IntensityDear Readers, I have great pleasure in announcing that my interview has been featured on The House of Toad, a blog by South African author and freelance editor, Nerine Dorman, which has featured a number of up and coming authors since its inception. So without further ado, please click on this link http://houseoftoad.blogspot.com/2011/07/meet-noor-jahangir.html and have […]
Read More Author Interview at The House of Toad