The Snow White Files – by Sonya Black

Do you enjoy fairy tales re-tellings? If so, check out this new book, The Snow White Files, by fantasy author Sonya Black: Brendan Hunter is a private investigator stuck on dead-end cases until seven dwarves show up in his office and offer him a King’s ransom to track down a …

The Classic Three Act Structure

I’ve only been writing seriously for a couple of years and during that time I’ve been trying to work out what I’m good at and how I should approach it. As part of my consideration of novel writing I’ve come across the age old “plotter or panster” argument. The difference …

Guestblogging on #Quill: The Elements of Steampunk

Today I’m guestblogging over on #Quill – Writers at Play. An excerpt…. Steampunk is a relatively new term in the world of writing. It’s a sub-genre of either science fiction and/or fantasy that incorporates steam-powered technology. It’s a kind of alternative history where the internal combustion engine was never invented …