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Guest Post: Writing A Series by Sharon Sant

Writing A Series by Sharon Sant I’m not entirely sure I’m the right person to give out advice on writing a book series, as I’m probably the most disorganised, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants person you’re ever likely to meet.  What I can tell you is how I did the Sky Song trilogy, and hope that, maybe, some of […]

What Exactly is a ‘Book series’? – One Piece to Make a Whole

This is perhaps, the most recognised format of a ‘book series’. You know the ones I mean – Book 1 leads into Book 2 and so forth. They are also, for obvious reasons, the most popular type of book series, and actually I’ve seen them referred to as chapters of a really long book – […]

What Exactly is a ‘Book Series’?

I think I may have made myself obvious with regards to my opinion on book series. I do love a book that is part of a much larger whole, and especially young adult books, as these make the juiciest kinds of book series. I have come across readers and authors who, unlike me, aren’t really […]

The Devil’s Elixir by Raymond Khoury – Book Review

(The Devil’s Elixir was later re-issued as Second Time Around) I first came across Raymond Khoury when I became incredibly interested in Templar history, and since his debut historical-thriller, The Last Templar took historical fact and turned into a piece of action packed fiction, well I couldn’t really resist could I? That and its sequel were […]

News: YA Novels Wanted by Strange Chemistry

Are you a YA writer? If so, Strange Chemistry, an imprint of Angry Robot is looking for unagented submissions. Strange Chemistry is a global imprint, based in the UK, and publish high quality Young Adult science fiction, fantasy and everything in between. Physical and eBooks are as standard, and since being launched in September of […]

Book Preview: When Did You See Her Last?

If you remember from late last year, Lemony Snicket’s new prequel series to his popular A Series of Unfortunate Events began with the first book. Entitled ‘Who Could That Be At This Hour?‘ it tells the story of a young Lemony Snicket who joins a chaperone called S. Theodora Markson, who is in definite quotation marks, a sort […]

Guest Post: A Man’s Life by Dominic Holland

A Man’s Life by Dominic Holland We don’t really get to choose the events that form and shape us. They just happen. Episodes and incidents that remain with us for our entire lives. One such event in my life came when I was being bullied at school and a boy I barely knew came to […]

To Review or Not to Review????

Please excuse the overly used Shakespearean reference in the title, but only a few days ago, I read an interesting blog post by fellow blogger, Rebecca Bradley, where she goes on to write that Amazon isn’t, or ever should be, a reviewing website. She made some very good points, interesting too – and it got […]

Book Preview: Blue Dust: Destiny by Katy Krump

One Rising Evil – One Girl – One Destiny Last year, I through caution to the wind and began to open up my reading habits. Science Fiction was never a genre that had ‘attracted’ me, but thankfully that was rather quickly rectified. I interviewed Young Adult Science Fiction author, Katy Krump about her debut novel Blue […]

Runners by Sharon Sant – Book Review

When I read Sky Song, Sharon Sant’s debut YA novel, I knew this author had something very special. She has this gift of writing brilliantly realistic stories, amongst a backdrop of fantastical, supernatural or other worldly events. When I first read the blurb for Runners, I instantly knew that I wanted to get to know this ‘Elijah’ […]