We’re biological animals. Light is daytime and activity; dark is night-time and rest. However, since the age of artificial light, be it from an open fire in a cave, a candle through the ages or electrical light, we’ve attempted to counter that. Then there are the grey areas. Lightning blasts […]
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A ‘successful author’ – what does that mean?
Selling gazillions of books and getting an orange Bestseller label on Amazon? Selling gazillions of books with only 8% of the proceeds but with the backing of a big publisher? Running your own writing and publishing business – the mistress (or master) of your own universe? […]
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As a language nerd, certified translator and writer of fiction (and in a previous existence of proposals, reports, corporate documentation, advertising and PR copy), I’ve always been interested in the power of words. Tone, style and formality as important as context.
Although multi-lingual, I write in my mother-tongue English, but when writing a story in […]
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Fortuna, Capitoline Museum, Rome (Author photo)
“What inspires you?” is a question I’m frequently asked in many guest posts, in podcast interviews, or at conferences.
The people asking are usually lovely – genuinely interested and keen to hear the answer. Perhaps they are writers themselves, or wish to make a connection on an […]
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Conflict is the lifeblood of any fiction whether it’s between characters, between a character and their conscience, between the character and their environment. Obstacles abound, fate seems inexorable, bad characters never seem to give up.
Character is shown via actions and dialogue which shine a light on their values and motivations. Caius Tellus in my […]
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