Category Archives: Milford

A New Writing Companion. Hint—It’s Not a Cat—by Sarah K Ellis

Posted on 27 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

I was in the middle of a story about an A.I. of all things when the invite to test Sudowrite slid into my inbox. Sudowrite is a GPT-3 program, or a “deep-learning neural network” that generates text via algorithm. Think … Continue reading →

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Writing the Other by Karen Brenchley

Posted on 20 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

I’m very white. I grew up in Idaho and have lived for over thirty years in Silicon Valley, where my co-workers have been white or Asian of some variety (in all this time I’ve had maybe five Black male co-workers, … Continue reading →

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Kari Sperring Answers Six Questions

Posted on 13 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in 3 sentences and fewer.I’m Coventry-Welsh (it’s a thing), but have lived a peripatetic life, moving around England, Wales and, for two years, Ireland so I’m never quite sure where I really come from, or who … Continue reading →

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Sarah K Ellis answers six questions

Posted on 6 July 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I grew up in Portland Oregon and, minus some years in Olympia and Southern California, have lived in Tokyo for most of my adult life.  How and when did you begin … Continue reading →

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Inspiration From the19th Century by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

One of the reasons I avoided majoring in English when I was in college was that the department had draconian rules requiring you to take courses from many different periods. I had no objections to Shakespeare or Chaucer and was … Continue reading →

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RESEARCHING HISTORY FOR FANTASY WRITERS by Dayle A Dermatis

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

What this? you ask. I’m writing fantasy. It’s a made-up world with magic, so I can do anything I want, right? I don’t need to know historical details. Yes, it’s your world, and you don’t have to have exact historically … Continue reading →

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Liz Williams Answers Six Questions

Posted on 15 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer.Born in the West of England where I now live. Have had a varied career, including witchcraft shop owner, SFF writer, college lecturer and international education administrator. Practising occultist. How and when … Continue reading →

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Cherith Baldry Answers Six Questions

Posted on 1 June 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. I was born in Lancaster and studied at Manchester University and St Anne’s College, Oxford. For many years I worked as a teacher, including a spell as lecturer at Fourah Bay … Continue reading →

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Ben Jeapes Answers Six Questions

Posted on 25 May 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Tell us your biography in three sentences or fewer. Born the day after “The Web Planet” was shown on TV and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” was at number one. Descendant of warriors, slavers and opium traders. Have lived in … Continue reading →

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Tricking Myself Into Writing by Juliet Kemp

Posted on 18 May 2021 by Jacey Bedford

Sometimes, whilst busily procrastinating, I consider whether writing is more something that I want to have done, than something I want to do; but then once I finally get myself over the hump and sit down to apply words to … Continue reading →

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