The Eighth Court, the fourth and final book in the series, The Courts of the Feyre, is finished. It’s with my publisher, who may request some revisions or amendments, and after that it has to go through copy edit, and proof-reading, and all the other publication magic but, to me, it feels finished. I’m not…
Tag: Writing
The Other Five Senses
As part of my continuing series on Writing, this article is about writing for your senses. Here’s a refresher for those who missed the original article. 6. Write for all five senses Some writers make the mistake of only writing for the visual sense. In order to increase the depth of your writing you need…
Good Writing is Invisible
Continuing my series on the Twelve Rules of Writing, here is rule 2: ~ 2. Spelling and grammer are what copy editors are for. Clearly, as a creative person, you do not want to be burdened with the task of spelling things correctly or constructing sentences that are grammatically correct. This is, after all, what…
Write What You Know – Part 2
Continuing my series of posts on my tongue-in-cheek article, the Twelve Rules of Writing and in support of those people participating in this year’s NaNoWriMo, this is the second on the subject of Rule 1 – Write What You Know. In my previous post, I discussed the need for research and why using what you…
The Twelve Rules of Writing
The Internet is a superb resource for writers. With a little effort you can find hundreds of sites with advice on what to write and how to go about it. You can end up being overwhelmed, though, by the plethora of different views and approaches. Helpfully, I have condensed the entire Internet into these handy Twelve…
Genre and Taxonomy
I’ve been thinking about genre lately. It came up as a panel topic at PCon and there was a lively discussion about what constituted genre and how that affected books. Cheryl Morgan came up with an erudite and academic-sounding definition. I wish I’d written it down. One of the conclusions of the panel was that…
Reviews and Reviewers
Reviews and reviewers are both the saviour and damnation of writers. Without reviews, our work will go unnoticed and our efforts unrewarded, but like a two-edged sword, it cuts both ways. Last year, Angry Robot Books held a launch party at Forbidden Planet in London, which was great fun, thanks to the efforts of all…