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C.S. Wright

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Science Fiction, Fantasy

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C.S.Wright has been writing science fiction and fantasy short stories for many years whilst pursuing a career in engineering, reading voraciously and playing guitar in moderately unsuccessful rock bands. In recent years he has published a couple of stories in small press anthologies and this small success (and pushing from friends and loved ones) has encouraged him to take writing more seriously. After deciding in 2014 to embark on writing novels, he began the process of writing what became his steampunk novel, To Burn An Empire, for which he is currently seeking representation. Having completed this work in May of 2018, he is now well into writing his next novel, an Urban Fantasy set in the Black Country (and other places) as well as worki ...more

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C.S. Wright If I am blocked on a particular project, I either switch to a different one or do some research on some aspects of the project I'm hazy on. My writing…moreIf I am blocked on a particular project, I either switch to a different one or do some research on some aspects of the project I'm hazy on. My writing time is quite limited at the moment so I find that the ideas bubble up when I'm doing other things and consequently writers block doesn't often happen for me in any case.(less)

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C.S. Wright I wouldn't presume to answer this one in any detail as I haven't published an awful lot as yet. However, I have found that, if the first thing you wri…moreI wouldn't presume to answer this one in any detail as I haven't published an awful lot as yet. However, I have found that, if the first thing you write doesn't quite work out, try a different genre or sub-genre - you may find that it clicks better for you. (less)

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Average rating: 4.4 · 5 ratings · 3 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Airships & Automata: A Steampunk Compendium 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steam Flashes by Steven C. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Thea Bradbury, L.M. Cooke (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Fiction Writing & Politics

I try to limit my social media time, I really do, but this morning I found myself dissappearing down the rabbit hole of getting into political debate with people on Twitter which, much of the time, can be a thankless and time-consuming endeavour.

This got me thinking and doubting myself a little; is it really worth the time spent? Should I be spending any time on this at all. Then I gave myself a m Read more of this blog post »

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Shadow Raiders (Dragon Brigade, #1)

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“It is our role not to shape the future, but to not fuck things up so badly that our kids will be too busy correcting the past to focus on the future.”
― Ijeoma Oluo, So You Want to Talk About Race

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