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Van Gogh Alive In Christchurch —& Some Marvelous Quotes
Over the weekend I went to see the interactive show Van Gogh Alive, which is currently here in Christchurch. It really was amazing and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is able to get along. The...
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July 1, Supernatural Underground, Influences On Story – & a WALL Series Quote :)
Supernatural Underground My oh my, it’s July 1, so one thing that means is that I’ll be posting on the Supernatural Underground later today. On July 1, too, but US EST, which takes a little longer to...
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From The Backlist: “Writers Are Thieves”— AKA Influences on Story
Recently, I refeatured a 2011 interview with Daniel Abraham, author of The Dagger and Coin fantasy series, and co-author of the science fiction series (both book and television), The Expanse. In the...
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Inside the Writing Life: It’s Plum Blossom Time
Plum is among the earliest blossoms in New Zealand’s temperate climate, appearing at the end of winter and heralding the imminent arrival of spring proper — and that, dear readers, is pretty much now....
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Heroines, “Harriet”, & Formative Reads
Last Thursday, I refeatured a post on Writing Epic Heroines, from the blog backlist — and promised a spinoff post for today. I chose Writing Epic Heroines because I had recently viewed the film Harriet...
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High Romantic Fantasy &“The Wall Of Night” Series
On 1 December, when Kim Falconer (currently writing as AK Wilder) and I joined forces to post the final instalment in the What Makes A Hero? series on the Supernatural Underground blog, I wrote that:...
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The Tao of Writing: ‘The Book That Can Be Spoken of Is Not the Book’...
Recently, when addressing (the great!) Margaret Atwood’s “a word after a word after a word is power” I also quoted Lao Tzu’s “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”, relating it to...
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From The Backlist: Reflections on Minor Characters
Update Time As you know from last week, currently I’m deep in revising The Wall Of Night #4 (working title: The Chaos Gate.) With another About The Characters post due on Thursday, it got me thinking...
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New On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #2 & Earthsea
Yep, it really is that time again, despite the bonus of a leap day. So-o on March 1, I posted the second in my The Year of the Villain in Fantasy series on Supernatural Underground. Last month, I...
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The Great “Wall Of Night” Series Read-Along: “The Heir of Night” Part 2
Last Thursday, I promised you Rosie Wadman of Group Haarth’s latest update on the Great Wall Of Night (Series) Read-Along – which is, of course, a reread of the series-to-date from go-to-whoa. Group...
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