My blog has been a little quiet these past weeks, as I've been catching up on some writing. I have seen a few independent writers recently close down their blogging activities on the grounds that they wanted to spend more time with their work-in-progress novels. Writers write, right? Well, yes, but... The demands of the …
Tag: Science fiction
Team Writing
I recently mused about writers having more ideas than time. Is there a solution to the conflict between over-inspiration in a finite lifespan? How about sharing the load? The Association of Ghostwriters claims 50% of best-sellers are ghosted. Shocked? The Old Masters of painting sketched out their ideas on canvas, leaving students to produce …
No Revolution Is Too Big: Finspace
I am proud to announce that the latest in the series is my own work. The alien Rescue Broker, Stelfson, visits a teenage Earth girl with whom he had worked as a small child, leaving confused memories. He needs a good swimmer for a mission to help a peaceful aquatic race who are being oppressed …
From Blocking To Overflow
If, as I suggested in an earlier post, writers have more ideas than they can cope with, how about Writer's Block? And is it a creativity killer? Block prevents the transfer of ideas into word-count on the page. The idea is usually in there, somewhere, but not well-formed enough to get past our internal filters. Sometimes, …
Ideas to Ink
(This post was written as a Guest Post on Helping Hands site) © Freds | Dreamstime Stock PhotosI read of a literary agent who dreaded parties. “Someone always sidles up, saying they have this great story idea, but don't know how to write a book, and maybe one of my authors would appreciate the idea?” The …
No Revolution Is Too Big: Vol 4
A few days ago, I told you about the SciFi series, "No Revolution Is Too Big". Each story in the series is written by a different author and explores the universe devised by bestselling author, Mike Lynch. Volumes 1,2 and 3 had already been released when I wrote, and now Volume 4 is available from Amazon and …
No Revolution Is Too Big: Vols 1-3
After a bit of an absence, due to family, writing and acting commitments, I'm back with news about one of the projects I have been working on. Award-winning writer, Mike Lynch, has launched a series of short books, all set in the universe established in his original story, "No Revolution is Too Big". That story …
13 Lucky For Some?
Happy September! I always find this a good time to look back on the year and to plan out what still needs doing in the final trimester. This is probably because my birthday falls at the end of the month, then suddenly it's Christmas and that's the year gone.So I need to give myself that …
Liminal Places #1
I live in a small town in a small country. It's more like a sprawling village than a town. It's hard to find on any normal map. It's small enough for the local Mayor to hold occasional informal gatherings to encourage feedback and there's coffee and cookies. And I live in a liminal place... Liminal? …
Sinking in the Middle?
I am a greedy reader. I read books, mainly science fiction. I scan blogs and articles on science, technology, society, history... I also watch TV documentaries on these topics. I do not have an eidetic memory; I don't recall much of what I expose my brain to. But snippets stick to the sides of my …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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