Can music inspire a story? It seems so!
I’m taking part in the December StorySong short story fest organised by Discovering Diamonds Reviews’ organiser Helen Hollick.
Each day, there’s a new story and a chance to guess the song/music that inspired it. There have been some crackers so far!
Mine comes on 17 December, the […]
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No, not Julio-Claudians or other Romans, but that powerful and intermarried ruling family, the Tudors and their connections.
This Thursday’s guest is Tony Riches, a full-time UK author of best-selling historical fiction. He lives in Pembrokeshire, West Wales and is a specialist in the history of the Wars of the Roses and the lives […]
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Rounded, multi-layered characters are essential if you want people to be engaged in your story. Reading is an emotional trip and we want to gasp, shiver, feel rolls of warmth, resentment, sympathy, fear, loss, and triumph as we turn the pages.
Superwomen are fine in some contexts – we like a bit of pushing over […]
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Bit of a tricky one, this.
Whatever genre you write, something of you, the author, creeps into your work. Perhaps it’s shades of your opinion, your wishes or even your frustrations. Perhaps you are writing a story that you wish you were living in a far, far away place and time.
At the very least, […]
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Yep, it’s an old question, but a good one. Choosing and enjoying a book is very personal and each reader’s view is subjective. This is why reviews of any one book can vary so much! But here’s my personal take on what makes a good read for me (YMMV).
A well-paced story, with a […]
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