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Nation: A review

This is one of few books recently by Terry Pratchett that’s not part of the Discworld series. The usual amazing humour of Pratchett comes out straight away in this novel and it’s easy to fall in love with the quirky larger than life characters. The main character Mau, comes back from his manhood right of [...]

The Plan: March 13

Last Month February actually went pretty much to plan! Yes, I am aware of how rare this is. The life of a creative is never dull but rarely is it planned too. I spent most of the month sitting down writing Sherdan’s Legacy, to the point of being very close to finishing. I think I’ve [...]

Moving House

Yup, that’s right. I’m on the move. Well, hopefully. At this point we’ve had someone make an offer on our flat and we’ve made an offer on the house we like but the people we are buying from don’t know where they want to go yet. If they don’t find anywhere within the next little [...]

Prince Caspian: A Review

This is the second film they made in the Narnia series and features the actor who made his first major film debut in Stardust a few years before. I loved the start of this film, back in the real world and the London Underground system. Susan has started taking an interest in boys, although only [...]

Sherdan’s Prophecy: Chapter 38

Anya lazed in bed for some time after Sherdan had left for work. His final few words echoed around her head. He still thought she was everything he needed and that he could provide everything required to heal her and make her happy. She knew she could only find that in God. He would be [...]

A Class Apart: A review

I was given copy of this eBook free in return for a review. It’s the first book by the author Stephen Henning and also the first in the Class Heroes series. When I opened myself up for people to request reviews from me I was a little worried I’d get spammed with all sorts of [...]

Knowing which ideas to write: How-to

I always get far more ideas than I will ever have time to write. In the last year alone I’ve had the ideas for an epic fantasy series (the Winter series I’ve already begun), the plots for the second and third book in the Sherdan series, two more sci-fi ideas, a modern romance/mystery idea, an [...]

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: A Review

I’ve recently aquired the third film in this set so I thought I’d run through all of them so far over the next few weeks (new releases at cinema may be interspersed, depending on how many I get to go see). This is the first film Hollywood made of the seven book series and the [...]

Sherdan’s Prophecy: Chapter 37

Lifting up his hand, Sherdan stroked the hair off Anya’s face. She’d not been asleep long but he was relieved she was. He pondered over the day’s events as he gazed at her peaceful face. She’d saved his life, using her ability. He couldn’t help but wonder if it did have something to do with [...]

Fifty/Fifty and other Stories: A Review

This ebook was gifted to me by the author Matthew McFarland in return for a review. There are several reflective and thought provoking short stories in this collection and I have to admit it threw me at first. When I think of good short stories I think of action packed scenes or spine tingling moments. [...]