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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Last Train – a short story by Jacey Bedford
It’s a freezing cold station on Christmas Eve. The platform is deserted, the ticket hall closed, the waiting room padlocked. My breath puffs clouds into the air in the flickering glare from the overhead light. I glance at the clock. … Continue reading
Riding (and Writing) the Frontier by Laura Anne Gilman
Research – good, solid, grounding research -is essential for any book, but doubly so for a historical fantasy – and thrice that when you’re using extant and still in-use locations for your setting! The Devil’s West books are set in … Continue reading
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Tagged historical fantasy, Laura Anne Gilman, research, road trip
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Book Recommendations
Just in time for Christmas here are some book recommendations from Milford committee members past and present. They are books that we’ve read this year (not necessarily books published this year). Contributors: Karen Brenchley, Jacey Bedford, David Gullen, Jim Anderson, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Weir, Ann Leckie, Benedict Jacka, book recommendations, books, David Gullen, fantasy, Gareth Powell, inspiration, Jacey Bedford, Jim Anderson, Jodi taylor, Juliet McKenna, Karen Brenchley, Laura Anne Gilman, Maureen F McHugh, Michael Marshall Smith, Natasha Pulley, Neal Stephenson, Nicole galland, reading, Robert Cargill, Robert Jackson Bennett, science fiction, Sue Thomason, Sylvia Townsend Warner, William Dalrymple
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The Unexpected Sequel by Ben Jeapes
Originally posted on October 26, 2018 on Ben’s own blog http://www.benjeapes.com/index.php/2018/10/the-unexpected-sequel/ The short version: my novel The Xenocide Mission is re-released in print and on Kindle. The longer bit: I am aware of the financial realities of publishing; I know … Continue reading
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