Frank Frazetta covers. Tansy’s post about her new cover, reminded me how important cover art is. The artist, Dion Hamill, and I have been chatting about cover artists we admire and it made me realise how these artists have shaped … Continue reading
I have a new book about to be released! Siren Beat, my paranormal urban fantasy novella (sans vampires of werewolves but featuring murderous sirens, a kraken, tentacle smut and a very sexy sea pony) is now available for pre-order over … Continue reading
With the announcement of her first major sale, Nicole Murphy shares the excitement and the trepidation. After nine years, more than a dozen novels written and ten drafts of the first novel of this trilogy, I’ve finally achieved my teenage … Continue reading
One of the nice things about being a writer is going to conventions and catching up with readers and other writers. Here I am with Karen Miller, Kylie Chan and Marianne de Pierres at GenCon in Brisbane. We’re wearing necklaces … Continue reading
This lovely picture is from Burn Bright, Marianne’s new blog to promote her YA Dark Urban Fantasy . Which brings us to Career Planning. When I was first published I emailed Lois McMaster Bujold, who I’d recently met to tell … Continue reading
The Secret Life of Writers orWhat Writers don’t tell their Families. I have six children in their teens and early twenties who are all still living at home, (one has their partner living with us), so ours is a very … Continue reading
Creativity and writers … People used to ask Harlan Ellison where he got his ideas from. He’d say from a little post office in Poughkeepsie (I’m paraphrasing because I read the quote 25 years ago and I have no idea … Continue reading