Romance in Science Fiction is quite a polarising topic, much like marmite. There is something about this particular genre that makes authors tend to shy away from overplaying the romantic angle. Although that’s not to say all SciFi avoids it, maybe it’s just the stuff that I’ve read (and please feel free to put me […]
Writing
Evil Villain Motivation (EVM)
I have come to a point in book two that I wasn’t expecting – my EVM is out of whack. Up until now, the story had been flowing quite nicely, everything was joining up as it should, and there were no serious deviations from the plan. Then along comes this really cool sub-plot that took […]
Daughter of lost time – Caitlin’s Story
So I’ve decided to write a short story for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which runs through November and requires me to write at least 15K words in 30 days. This will be the first time I have attempted to write something so quickly and I’m rather looking forward to the challenge. I have decided […]
Book 2 – The crafting begins
There is something daunting about finishing the first draft. For me, it’s the possibly the easiest part of the work, maybe because I’m following my outline (or not) and basically letting the story go where it will. That’s the best way I have found to get the through it. I’m not saying it’s by any […]
Creation of story worlds
Possibly the hardest challenge I have faced in writing these books is the creation of the world in which they are set. There is something close to sadistic in the way I constantly push myself to take the story into strange and unknown places – developing an alternative reality with an Order dedicated to time […]