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World building : Animals, plants and evolution

World building : Animals, plants and evolution

Designing a new world with its own creatures and plants is a lot of fun. There are so many resources available online that research can be a bottomless pit. However, this depth of knowledge will shine through in your writing.

Cindy March 23, 2018February 7, 2018 creatures, epic fantasy, practical fantasy, scifi, world building Read more

World building: Creation

World building: Creation

Writing is quite a personal thing, with authors each having their own idiosyncrasies and quirks to help them imagine and get the words on the page. Books may start in a dream, but like anything worth doing, take days that

Cindy February 23, 2018February 7, 2018 practical fantasy, scifi, world building Read more

Author interview: Claire Buss

Author interview: Claire Buss

Today I introduce Claire Buss, a UK writer and author of the recently released book “The Rose Thief”. What is your current project? My current project is the sequel to my first novel The Gaia Effect. Previously my characters over

Cindy January 23, 2018November 28, 2025 author interview, epic fantasy, scifi Read more

How to build a fictional world

How to build a fictional world

A book is a wonderful and amazing thing. You hold in your hands the key to another world, a world that previously only lived in the mind of another person. Inside the imagination of the author live the characters, fighting

Cindy January 16, 2018January 9, 2018 epic fantasy, practical fantasy, scifi, world building Read more

Short Story: 3039AD

Short Story: 3039AD

For the New Year, a story set in the far distance universe of The Planet of The Apes. Call it fan fiction if you will, I like to think of it as a homage to a great book and movie

Cindy January 3, 2018 alternate history, scifi, short story, time travel Read more

Bill McCormick: author interview

Bill McCormick: author interview

Today I introduce Bill McCormick, a Chicago based writer and author of the recently released trilogy “The Brittle Riders” on Azoth Khem. What is your current project? Right now, obviously, I’m mad pimping The Brittle Riders. My publisher, who’s a

Cindy December 1, 2017November 13, 2017 author interview, scifi Read more

Writing up a storm

Writing up a storm

Everyone always complains about the weather – do your characters? Or do they sail through the pages in blissful ignorance of the climate? Weather conditions can be a big part of a scene, adding impact in many different ways, from

Cindy November 25, 2017December 2, 2017 book themes, practical fantasy, scifi, world building Read more

C. H. Clepitt: author interview

C. H. Clepitt: author interview

Today I introduce C H Clepitt, a British writer and author of the recently released book “Everything is Better With a Cape”. What is your current project? My current solo project is a fantasy book designed to tie in with

Cindy November 3, 2017November 28, 2025 author interview, scifi Read more

New Scifi Anthology: Quantum Soul

Science fiction anthology

The world of science fiction is waiting with bated breath as tomorrow sixteen authors reveal their answers to the question – What is Life? This anthology is a collection of indie and hybrid (self/traditional) authors. Click on the picture to

Cindy October 19, 2017November 28, 2025 scifi, short story Read more

Short Story: Guilt Factor

Short Story: Guilt Factor

To celebrate Druid’s Portal coming out in paperback, here is a short story. Guilt Factor is a science fiction story set in a dystopian future. Entertainment is always an innocent escape – but not for the guilty. Guilt Factor by

Cindy September 9, 2017September 6, 2017 scifi, short story Read more
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