Monthly Archives: March 2019

Alastair Reynolds on Milford

Posted on 24 March 2019 by

First posted on June 21, 2016 Milford came at a critical time for me – real make or break stuff. It was the year when I knew I’d have to decide whether I was cut out for this science fiction … Continue reading →

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You Want Fries With That? by Alex Stewart

Posted on 19 March 2019 by

Though I’ve a couple of stand-alone novels out from Baen (Shooting the Rift, a wide screen space opera, and A Fistful of Elven Gold, which quite clearly isn’t), the vast majority of my twenty-something books to date have been tie-in … Continue reading →

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Beginning at the Beginning by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 12 March 2019 by

I’ve always been particularly fascinated by book-beginnings. One of my favourite opening sentences is the one which opens John Wyndham’s The Day of the Triffids: When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday starts out by sounding like … Continue reading →

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Write-a-Thons by Karen Brenchley

Posted on 5 March 2019 by

So I’ve been to Milford twice (2007, 2010), I’ve sold a few stories both by myself and with a partner, I belong to a professional writing critique group that contains people who have published multiple novels (some best selling), and … Continue reading →

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