Behold the return of the Author Interviews! And this one's a bit meta as I'm interviewing Andi Ewington, author of The Hero Interviews, a comic fantasy novel very much inspired by the works of Terry Pratchett, in that it embraces the footnote like no other. What was the first novel you ever sat down to …
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Built from the hull of an old tea cutter, her front end had two glass observation domes either side of her forecastle, whilst her quarter deck had been elongated out the back giving her a rather impressive looking tail. Long and sleek and well maintained, there were no missing uprights in any of its railings, …
On today's Awkward Author Questions we have steampunk author and doyen of the north Emma Whitehall, creator of Clockwork Magpies, the subject of my most recent review. What was the first novel you ever sat down to write? How old were you at the time? Oh gosh! Not a novel, but I’ve basically been telling …
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Time for a book recommendation. Let me tell you about Clockwork Magpies by Emma Whitehall. Clockwork Magpies - Official Summary By day, Ida is a quiet, standoffish maid in the employ of spoiled Lucinda Belmonte. By night, she is the infamous sneak thief known as the Rat Prince, terrorising the wealthy inhabitants of Loxport; especially …
The hardest part of any creative endeavour, after finding the courage to show it to someone, is being brave enough to hear what they think of it. Not all readers are created equal, and sometimes their thoughts or "suggestions" can sting a little. With that in mind, here are my suggestions on how to take …
I was about to start this post with "Sadly, these days, it's not enough for an author to write an awesome book to become successful, you have to be an awesome self promoter as well," but then I realised that self promotion and writing have always gone hand in hand. One of the reasons Charles …
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