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Bad Women: Jadis the White Witch of Narnia

My very talented friend Suzanne Willis presents her “bad” woman today, the White White of Narnia from C. S. Lewis. It’s hard to disagree when you consider her awesome wardrobe, appalling attitude and the fabtastic at of wheels:

Jadis, the White Witch of Narnia.  An amped-up, much more malignant incarnation of
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Speaker for the Dead

So, I’ve been reading Necropolis: London and Her Dead by Catherine Arnold, which is very enjoyable. She says that mourners wore black to hide themselves from the ghosts of the dead, which is awesome. And it gave me a story spark, hence, the new novella in progress Speaker for the Dead. No
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Foiled again!

At last!

The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings has finally landed in my grabby paws!!

So happy and excited, I am making a noise so high-pitched that only dogs can hear it.

#bitterwoodinthewild

And lo, it is a thing!

The Spectral Book of Horror Stories has come back from the printers and lo, it is a real thing. And a thing of beauty too. Can’t wait to get my hands on one.

It can be pre-ordered here or you can pick up a copy at FantasyCon in York in a
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The Writing Life: full-time or part-time?

So, a some weeks ago I sat in the audience at a writing salon (i.e. a few writers who’d already been to the pub beforehand then staggered to a bookstore and talked about writing) and listened to a discussion of how people work.

More specifically, how writers divide their time between the writing
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Bad Women: Flip

This week Kathleen Jennings nominates her favourite “bad” woman:

My favourite “bad” character is Flip, a sullen, difficult, way fashion-forward… assistant seems the wrong word for her. She appears very early in Connie Willis’ charming novel of chaos theory and fads, Bellwether. I have never disliked someone so much within
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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Simon Marshall-Jones

And now, a word from our publisher, the delightful Simon Marshal-Jones, on what inspired the genesis of Spectral Press, why and how the Spectral Book of Horror Stories came about, and the future of horror.

1. What inspired you to start up the Spectral Book of Horror series?

Two things: first, my own experiences
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In the wild!!

Lisa has her copies of The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings and has kindly sent photos!

I’m soooo happy to know it’s out there and people can start reading it. Steve Jones has his and various reviewers have reported household Bitterwood incursions, too.

I’d love to see readers’ photos of Bitterwood, so if you
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Spectral Book of Horror Stories: Angela Slatter’s The October Widow

Yes, the tiara helps me write

In which I talk to myself, quite legitimately, so the Men in White Coats cannot take me away – although my Significant Other is giving me some strange sideways looks. My Spectral Book of Horror tale is “The October Widow”.

1. Can you remember the first horror story
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