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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Folklore and Fiction by Sandra Unerman
I have been interested in folklore for even longer than I have been a writer. Books of fairy tales and legends were among my favourite reading as a child but I did not try to write stories of my own … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, writing
Tagged anthopology, Clockhouse Writers, folklore, Folklore Studies MA, historical fantasy, Sandra Unerman
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Wyldblood Press by Mark Bilsborough
Ever wake up one morning and do something really stupid? Well one day recently, suffering heavily from lockdown fever, I did just that: I set up a publishing imprint. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I’d just … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, Milford, reading, science fiction, writing
Tagged inspiration, Mark Bilsborough, publishing, self-publishing, small press, wyldblood press
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Twelve Ways To Be Better at Writing by David Gullen
I believe there are only two rules of writing, true rules that are unbreakable in the same way ‘Ye canna break the laws of physics’. (Except with the laws of Physics we’re still not sure whether we have the full … Continue reading
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Tagged David Gullen, Milford, Milford SF conference, Milford writers' conference, writing, Writing advice
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