by Odin Halvorson | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available 11 July, 2023 Jane Hunter is a retiring professional librarian and archivist, pushed out of her career path by a younger crowd and tough economic times. Divorced from her abusive husband, and with her grown actress daughter touring the world, Jane takes a...
by Odin Halvorson | Nov 26, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available 03 Jan 2023 What’s a high-functioning Sherlock Holmes type to do in the face of a gullible, tarot-believing public? Fleece them for everything they’re worth, while solving all of their crimes, of course! Together with his charming assistant...
by Ewan Morrison | Nov 21, 2022 | Authors, Blog Article
I have forty-two cans of beans, ten cans of tuna, twenty-five mars bars, seven rolls of duct tape, five rolls of Bacofoil, twenty batteries for the torch and the wireless radio. In the special box I have three four litre water containers, two first aid kits, a...
by Ewan Morrison | Nov 21, 2022 | Authors, Blog Article
One of the questions I get asked often about my novel How To Survive Everything is: ‘How did you manage to write such a convincing teenage protagonist?’ It’s a lovely compliment. Sometimes it turns into: ‘why did you write a teenage protagonist?’ or the more pointed...
by Laura Anne Gilman | Nov 16, 2022 | Blog Article, Writing Tips
Occasionally, when talking with young (or not-young-but-new) writers, they will ask, “what’s the most important thing you need to know to be successful as a writer?” They never like my answer: You won’t know until you’ve used it. But as a service to anyone who has...
by Odin Halvorson | Nov 14, 2022 | Blog Article, Fiction, Reviews
Available on 03/21/2023 There is a particular skill to writing books in a series. You need to be able to write each book in such a way that a fresh reader could conceivably pick it up and enjoy it without having experienced any of the others. At the same time, each...