When I tell people I wrote the first draft of my upcoming novel, When Shadows Fall (The First Book of the Small Gods) in fourteen days, they either stare at me with a blank expression, make me repeat it to ensure they didn’t mishear me and I actually said forty, or they ask me how […]
I’m excited: the newest Independent Authors International title and Benjamin X. Wretlind’s third novel, A Difficult Mirror, hits the e-stands September 23. Others agree: “Combining horror, fantasy & mystery with elements of the traditional hero’s journey, A Difficult Mirror contains a unique and detailed plot, rich characterization & a very real sense of danger,” says Michael K. […]
Often, written words cause a major stir. The latest one worth a look is the Parti Québecois’ proposed Charter of Quebec Values. The Quebec government has made a cursory attempt at providing the document in English and in French, but key parts, such as the introduction and the Message from the Ministre responsable des Institutions […]
Bruce Blake continues to amaze me with his productivity. He’s launching a whole new epic fantasy series, the Small Gods. On October 1, the author of the Khirro’s Journey trilogy launches the first book in the series, When Shadows Fall. What’s it about? A hundred hundred seasons have turned since the Goddess banished the Small Gods […]
This edition of Written Words turns to Rachel Thompson, author of A Walk in the Snark, The Mancode: Exposed and most recently, Broken Pieces. She has graciously agreed to answer my pesky questions about writing style. How would you describe your own writing style? I’ve always been fascinated by writers who can express themselves with […]
I’m excited: pageviews on this blog broke through the 200,000 count a couple of days ago. In other words, people from literally around the world have clicked their way to at least open their browsers on Written Words over 200,000 times — most of them in the past three years. I like to think that […]