Tales of York Volume 3: Festival of Writing 2015

(This originally appeared on my old blog 06/09/2015)   Over the weekend, I attended my third Festival of Writing at York. I can’t see myself ever getting tired of this yearly event. For one thing, writing is quite a solitary career even when you have a fabulous online support network of fellow writers and keen…

What IF…? When the characters from the Unveiled series are put in some tricky situations.

(This was originally posted on my old blog May 2015…and it’s even funnier now that Book Two – I am the Silence – is finished and with my editor at illusio&baqer!) From now on, I vow to have a little more fun with all this writing business. Mix things up a bit. To that end…

Strange Alchemy: An Author Interview with M.E. Vaughen

(Originally posted on my old website 5th May 2015) Today I am very pleased to introduce M.E. Vaughan, my special guest author, keeper of myths and epic fantasy writer extraordinaire. Madeleine is the author of the fabulous ‘The Sons of Thestian”, book one of the Hamatia Cycle, and has already clocked up more written wordage…

Within the Doorless Tower

Fairy Tales. Funny name really – very few of them feature any characters that are fairies, though a wide range of other supernatural and natural characters parade through. But I’m digressing before I’ve even started. I want to talk about freedom. Specifically freedom in fairy tales, myths and legends. Before I get stuck in on…

Dark and Whimsical: An Author Interview with C.J. Waller

(Originally posted on my other blog 14th April 2015. It is to be noted that    C J later got her own back by interviewing me. You can see the rematch here.) I am delighted to be able to introduce fellow author and Mistress of Madness, C J Waller, who has kindly agreed to grace my…

Unquiet – Why do we Write and Read Ghost Stories?

On the nature of fear in literature and the role disquiet plays in a story. Please note, the original blog was first published on Blog Z.   Why do tales of terror appeal to the human mind? I never set out to write a ghost story. I didn’t consider when I started writing I Belong to…