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My Writing Projects – Short Story World Building and Revision

For those of you interested in my fiction writing, I thought I would post an update on what I am currently working on. At the moment I am focusing a bit on short fiction. As you might have seen from a previous post, I have gone back to a story I started a while ago, … Continue reading My Writing Projects – Short Story World Building and Revision →

Lost Mine of Phandelver – a Critique

First a disclaimer –this isn’t a detailed review of the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure module that comes with the new D&D 5th Edition Starter Box set, but rather a bit of a critique of it based on my own expectations for new Dungeons & Dragons.   What I’m saying is that I won’t offer a detailed analysis of … Continue reading Lost Mine of Phandelver – a Critique  →

Fixing a Broken Story – Helix Intercalculator

I am sure most writers have stories kicking around that they have either not finished or are not happy with publishing. Something about those stories went a bit wrong – the premise was not exciting enough, the characters didn’t engage the writer, and the story just petered out – or if you struggled to the … Continue reading Fixing a Broken Story – Helix Intercalculator →

Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 12 – A Better Prize

The concluding part of my Oldhammer fiction novella – Holiday in Orkrania! I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. If you don’t know what I’m on about – go back to Part 1 to read more about the story and Part 1! I’m planning to turn this into … Continue reading Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 12 – A Better Prize →

Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 11 – Beauty and the Beast

The penultimate part of my Oldhammer fiction novella – hope you have been enjoying it! Go back to Part 1 if you haven’t read any before. Hardlee took a step back as the fierce Doberman growled. “Shilby, I need you. There’s two of them. I’m sure you can finish them. Look one of them hasn’t … Continue reading Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 11 – Beauty and the Beast →

Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell – Cover Reveal and Pre-Order

The new historical novel set in Elizabethan England by Bernard Cornwell now has a cover – two covers in fact – one for the UK and one for the US. You can pre-order Fools and Mortals here if you’re interested. The UK Cover And the US Cover

Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 10 – Drew and Gundrun Work Together

And here’s part 10 – go to Part 1 for the start of the story. Drew slapped the dwarf on the shoulder. “Just move. We can sort this out later. We need to tidy up. Misunderstanding wasn’t it?” The dwarf glared at him. He held a beer towel to his head trying to staunch the … Continue reading Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 10 – Drew and Gundrun Work Together →

Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 9 – Hardlee and Shilby escape from the inn

Part 9 of my Oldhammer Fiction novella – if you’ve not read any yet, head back to Part 1 for a synopsis and the opening part. At last they were all upstairs on the trial of the Prince. Lola sniffed. Yes his scent was here definitely. She could smell it on the carpeted stairs and … Continue reading Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 9 – Hardlee and Shilby escape from the inn →

New Historical Fiction Novel from Bernard Cornwell 2017

I’m a big fan of historical fiction (as you might guess from the stories that I write and the content of this blog!) So I was interested to hear that there will be a new Bernard Cornwell book later in this year – and one that’s not part of his normal series – or on … Continue reading New Historical Fiction Novel from Bernard Cornwell 2017 →

Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 8 – Prize Finer than Gold

Part 8 of my Oldhammer Fiction novella – go to Part 1 if you’ve not read any yet! So far so good, mused Grim as he circled the valley of Nstaad on the wyvern. The Hard Core boyz had chased the dwarves away from the exchange—they hadn’t even put up a fight. Now if his … Continue reading Holiday in Orkrania (Oldhammer Fiction) Part 8 – Prize Finer than Gold →