Legends of Windemere

Authors, have you really considered the risk it is to choose an unlikeable character as the lens through which your readers view your story?

Whether this character is a first person narrator or the character your third-person narrator most closely follows, giving access to his or her thoughts and plans, the choice to make this person your point of view character can work.

So many great tales have unsavory or odd choices as narrator. I don’t want you to  finish this post thinking that I’m saying, “Don’t tell your story through an unlikeable character.” That’s not at all my point.

What would American literature be without Holden Caulfield or Ignatius G.Reilly?

You can definitely make great use of such a character…. Just remember to contemplate this question first:

Is making this character my point of view character going to help readers understand and connect with him or her? Or is exposing the…

…it’s a delight when the ‘usual suspects’ drop by the blog to say ‘Hi’ and give me a heads-up on what they’re up to (and I promise not to tell the police)… the prolific Authoress, Nancy Jardine, has two pending titles, which you can read about here… enjoy…

Hello Seumas, and thank you for allowing me to share my writing news.

Sometimes that bus stop at my door is very busy…

The last time I popped in to visit you may remember I was deliberating over whether to use my own name, or a pseudonym, for The Taexali Game – my first time travel historical adventure novel for middle grade/early teens. It’s just as well that I made the choice to use my own name for all of my writing, regardless of the intended market, because I’m pretty sure I’d become demented in the next few weeks trying to remember…

You may remember Elle Boca and her urban fantasy Weeia universe from her recent interview on this blog. In celebration of the publication of Unelmoija: Paradox, the last book in the Weeia Series, Unelmoija: The Dreamshifter is on sale for .99c for the first time since its publication!

You can find it on Amazon until March 26th.

Who is Elle Boca?

Elle is the author of the Weeia urban fantasy series set in Miami, Florida, US.

Growing up the only child of a monkey mother and a rabbit father she learned to keep herself entertained and spend time reading. She makes her home in South Florida.

You can find her on:

• Goodreads
• Twitter
• Amazon author page
• Author Website 
• Elle Boca’s blog

I have seen them write in fire on the darkness…and heard the drums beaten with flaming brands.

Where do they come from?

They come out of the night…

Where do they go to?
Back to the night they return…
They dance in the dark to pipe and drum and fiddle
They dance in the dark with fire and brandished flame…

No-one knows who they are…
But why do they dance?
What is the story behind this magical spectacle?
There are rumours, legends…
Don and Wen set out to investigate.
In a darkened corner of the Waggon and Horses, Langsett, a hooded and enigmatic figure whispers secrets…

• Book Title: Mister Fox: The Legend
• Authors: Sue Vincent & Stuart France
• Genre: Graphic Novel
• Length: 46 pages
  Release Date: 26 February 2015 (Silent Eye Press)
  Purchase Links: Amazon UK | Amazon US | Amazon France | Amazon Canada | Amazon Australia

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Why do…

You may have spotted Marigold Deidre Dicer hanging around. She just published The Black Swan Inheritance, which will be on sale between today and April 6th. Let’s hear what that’s all about, then.

Hi Marigold, thanks for visiting. Now, the Black Swan Inheritance has a lot of paranormal stuff in it, doesn’t it? What inspired you to write it?

Witchcraft fascinates me, so I wanted to delve into that and see what I could do with the trinity of the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone in an urban fantasy setting. The first book only scratches the surface, but the sequel (my WIP) gets into the nitty-gritty.

What was the first thing you ever wrote?

When I finally came to terms with the knowledge that “globe-trotting adventuring archaeologist” was not a real job, I decided to write a book about an adventuring crime-solving archaeologist. Best fun I ever had, but…

Clive Mullis (1958 – and still going) spent his formative years in Hemel Hempstead and moved to Bedfordshire shortly after getting married. After thirty years as a paramedic he developed an emergency worker’s type sense of humour; a little bit black and a little bit off the wall. The consequence of this is that he enjoys writing quirky stories. And gorgeously quirky they are indeed! He is presently writing a second novel about Gornstock and its inhabitants, and I for one can’t wait to get my hands on it. In the meantime, below is more about the first – Banker’s Draft, and my review.

Private Investigators Jocelyn Cornwallis and Frankie are enjoying a quiet pint down their local when life suddenly becomes interesting; they meet Rose – and then they get a case.

A murder has been committed, and Cornwallis is brought in to solve the crime; but at the…