A little bonus post here. This was written as part of a challenge for Desert Bus 6 to write a 5o word story with the theme “50 shades of tetris”. If it makes you giggle, why not head on over to watch some of the marathon and help the children. | Read more…
When I review a book I like to think about what I can learn from it. A few weeks ago I reviewed Crimes Against Magic by Steve McHugh, and it got me thinking about the pitfalls of making your hero too powerful. Nate Garrett, centuries old sorcerer assassin is a | Read more…
Crimes Against Magic is the debut novel by Steve McHugh. Set in modern day London but with a host of historical and fantasy characters, the story creates a world in which the ancient and the modern don’t seem so far removed. Magic still exists and there are things that haunt | Read more…
“How’s NaNoWriMo going Chrissey?” “Don’t ask.” As NaNoWriMo draws to an end I find myself only just creeping over 15,000 words. It has not been the avalanche of creativity that I was hoping for. I would like to blame external influences and distractions, and that would be partially true, but | Read more…
“Are you working?” My boss asks. “Kind of.” “What do you mean kind of?” “I’m looking at the screen and I’m tapping on the keyboard.” “Is that twitter?” I cringe. “Umm, maybe.” “Well that’s networking, that counts as work. I’ll let you off.” I smile and keep working. Self-employment rocks. | Read more…
The Sargent forged ahead and I wrapped my arms around myself. Around me, my fellow soldiers crawled and stumbled over the crusted landscape. A little further down the slope behind us, the last few troops emerged from the tree line. If indeed you could call the alien trees that. Their | Read more…