Tag Archives: Rowankind

Committing Trilogy by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 14 April 2020 by Jacey Bedford

Confession: I’ve committed trilogy. Twice. In all fairness I didn’t expect to write trilogies, though I hoped. When I sold Empire of Dust to DAW my original three book deal was for Empire, an unnamed sequel (which became Crossways) and … Continue reading →

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The Pros and Cons of Writing a Trilogy by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 7 May 2019 by Jacey Bedford

I never intended to commit trilogy, I sort of fell into it, and here I am, two published trilogies later. I wish I’d known at the outset what I learned while doing it. A little background: Having made the rookie … Continue reading →

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Beginning at the Beginning by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 12 March 2019 by Jacey Bedford

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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Happy Book Day to Me by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 27 November 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Rowankind’s publication date has been shunted forward to 27th November which means it’s out NOW. Today, in fact! Happy Book Day to me. You can buy it from that big store named after a South American river, or (depending on … Continue reading →

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Milford Writers’ Retreat 2018 – by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 27 February 2018 by Jacey Bedford

The Milford committee has kicked around the idea of a writers’ retreat before, but this year we finally got around to organising one when we received an email from Trigonos advertising their spare winter dates. There was an enticing six … Continue reading →

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