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Book Reviews

W.E. W.E.

W.E. is that rarest of sci-fi novels, a very simple premise masking a deeply complex... 

The Final Empire The Final Empire

I’ve known about Brandon Sanderson for some time now through the ‘Writing... 

Tome Of The Undergates Tome Of The Undergates

You have to feel just slightly sorry for Sam Sykes. He’s only 25 and yet Tome... 

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Nation Nation

It probably goes without saying that I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan, so when... 

Stars of BBCs MERLIN at Book Signing + COMPETITION Stars of BBCs MERLIN at Book Signing + COMPETITION

Having enchanted UK audiences of over 6.2 million in its inaugural series, it’s... 

SCI-FI-LONDON  Oktoberfest SCI-FI-LONDON Oktoberfest

This years SCI-FI-LONDON Oktoberfest brings together some fine science-fiction authors... 

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How To Write A Novel - Part 02 How To Write A Novel - Part 02

Know Your Character(s) This is not as straightforward as it sounds. On the surface it’s easy; is it a man or a woman? Are they black or white? Alien or human? Primitive or sophisticated? These are the easy questions you tend to know the answers to from the outset but now you have to fit them into the world you have created. Now, given the... [Read more of this article]

How To Write A Novel - Part 01 How To Write A Novel - Part 01

Know Your World I struggled with how to get started writing my first novel for a long time (okay I’m still struggling but that’s a different story) but during the process of writing and stalling, writing and stalling I started to read-up on exactly how the process was supposed to work and, from there, started to figure out what I was doing... [Read more of this article]

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