Wayne Smallman's Blog, page 5
October 9, 2012
Wayne Smallman on Bkclb
"Bkclb?" I hear you say! Continue reading →
October 3, 2012
A Darkening of Fortune sent to Harper Voyager Books
Okay, so I've just submitted A Darkening of Fortune to Harper Voyager Books... Continue reading →
September 18, 2012
Cities of the future?
As exciting as this illustration by Finnian MacManus of Deviant Art is, as a prediction of the future, I have my doubts. Continue reading →
September 9, 2012
A Darkening of Fortune
A Darkening of Fortune is the first major novel by Wayne Smallman, author of psychological thriller Lucidity and post-apocalyptic thriller Earth Day. Continue reading →
August 4, 2012
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
War of the Worlds exceeded any expectations I had. While at times I struggled, given the agedness of the prose and the many defunct words and phrases, Wells entertained with insights and observations that are both timeless and eerily prescient. I am hugely impressed with the attention to detail, both of the chaos of war and the movements and machinations of the Martians. Continue reading →
July 20, 2012
Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
I must admit, I never imagined myself as a reader of political espionage thrillers. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn is — and was — an excellent introduction to this triumvirate of genres. Continue reading →
July 13, 2012
There may be trouble ahead
In the coming months, I'll be publishing a fictional novel, and this article by Lee Jasper provides an interesting setting of stage to the troubling themes we can expect, not just within my novel, or confined to London. Continue reading →
July 11, 2012
The business of writing
Writing is, in many ways, not merely an extension of what I do as a businessman, but a reflection of many things I do on a day-to-day basis. But first, some background. I began writing with every intention of self-publishing. Continue reading →
July 3, 2012
Women, eh?
I think this one article, on the subject of writing strong female characters, kind of brought things to a head for me, this being perhaps the forth or fifth article I've read dealing with the (apparently thorny) subject / issue of female protagonists. Continue reading →
June 29, 2012
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Having seen the movie and read the novel, I have to say that the movie adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is vastly superior, and also much more entertaining than the novel. Continue reading →
