Category Archives: reading

2nd Live Blog – Milford 2018

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Jacey Bedford It’s Wednesday morning. The sun has come out for five minutes but the south wind is still blowing a hooligan. It’s been a very wild week in Wild Welsh Wales so far, but other than venturing between our … Continue reading →

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Live Blog from Milford 2018

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

Jacey Bedford It’s my turn first because I look after this blog. We all arrived at Trigonos on Saturday, ready to start critiquing on Sunday. We are fifteen. We’ve all sent in our pieces for critique in advance and now, … Continue reading →

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Getcha luvverly ideas here! By Ben Jeapes

Posted on August 21, 2018 by

You know you’ve made it as an author when you’re asked the time-honoured question, “where do you get your ideas from?” There are various time-honoured responses, but Neil Gaiman in the link nails it. In our recent house move I … Continue reading →

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Fantasy and Historical Perspective by Sandra Unerman

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

‘There is nothing like looking if you want to find something…’ but what you find is not always quite the something you were after. So says the narrator of The Hobbit when the dwarves go looking for shelter from a … Continue reading →

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How to Sell Short Stories to an Anthology By Deborah Walker

Posted on July 31, 2018 by

First off, I’ll pepper these words with caution. This is how I do things. You might have a much better way of selling stories to anthologies. And if you do, could you please tell me in the comments. SELLING WITHOUT … Continue reading →

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You don’t have to be Luddite to work here… by Alastair Reynolds

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

There’s an understandable assumption that someone who thinks about coming technologies must also be something of a gadget-head. I’ve certainly done my share of near-future speculation, trying to imagine plausible extensions of current advances in AI, robotics, virtual reality, telepresence … Continue reading →

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Northwrite SF Writers Group by Jacey Bedford

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

Inspired by our enjoyment and appreciation of Milford’s annual conference and unable to sign up to a specialised SF critique group in our own area, a few writers based in the north of England decided to form a small critique … Continue reading →

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