Okay, here’s some background on the recently published Two Hearts, Two Minds. Also known as “In which the author reveals more geekery”.
Two hearts, Two Minds was published in Interstellar Fiction on 1st May, 2013 and can be found through their website here: [External Link].
This is a story I wrot getting on for five years ago and has had some tweaks, nips and tucks in its time. It was … Continue reading
You may have noticed the “The Next Big Thing” meme doing the rounds. It’s basically a network of blog posts in which writers showcase and promote their latest works – and then nominate others to carry on the chain. As multiple people get nominated (up to 5), my mental image is something like a spider’s web, if spiders were to crochet or make chain links.
I was nominated by Bob Lock, who posted his version … Continue reading
Taking a cue from Aliette de Bodard [External Link], I’ve decided to put up some background on my published story Good Form.
But, first of all, the publishing details as I am trying to sell this baby.
Good Form is the first story in The Future Fire’s latest anthology, Outlaw Bodies. The anthology is released today, Thursday 1st November.
More information can be found here: [External Link] and the … Continue reading
This is a bit of an odd post and will start with a dose of life with Asperger’s – or, at least, how things are for me – and end up with a moment of (in)equality but I’m filing it under “language” because that is, basically, what it’s about.
I have recently got involved with a women’s HEMA social group called Esfinges [External Link]. This is … Continue reading
Does anyone else remember the above poster from history lessons? Well, I was reminded of it while catching part of yesterday’s Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2. He did a segment about the recent doping allegations against Ye Shiwen and it ran into some things that have come up recently in other parts of my life / conversations. You can listen to … Continue reading
This is one of two posts related to a picture doing the rounds on Facebook (and possibly other social networks, I just haven’t seen). Having downloaded a copy, this is what it looks like:
While I’m a Buffy fan and not so much of a Twilight fan, there are a couple of things I think should be borne in mind when making the comparison above. This and Continue reading
(Another appropriated title, this time from Tina Turner)
This is one of two posts related to a picture doing the rounds on Facebook (and possibly other social networks, I just haven’t seen). Having downloaded a copy, this is what it looks like:
While I’m a Buffy fan and not so much of a Twilight fan, there are a couple of things I think should be borne in mind when making the comparison above. This and … Continue reading
So, here’s another post that springs from notes made while on my SaySomethinginWelsh [External Link] Bootcamp. Again, I’m going to be lacing in some Welsh examples – and some French as well. It will make sense when we get that far.
This is not just about the building blocks in the sense of having a vocabulary but to show some of the ways we can put these blocks together … Continue reading
WARNING: I’m using the Avengers film as a running example in this post so there will be spoilers. This is not a review and I’m not attempting to comment on how well I think the team of creators responsible for it did. It’s just the most recent example of “strength” I’ve seen.
Anyway, it’s safe to say that the speculative fiction post code – divide the genres and subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror … Continue reading
Language – or, more precisely, words and vocabulary – is a difficult subject for me to talk about without getting into what they call “Linguistic Relativity” (Wikipedia: Linguistic Relativity [External Link]) and its environs. Even if you’re not familiar with language theory (and I’m not, I found out the term by accident when talking to someone cleverer than me) you’ll be familiar with debate about how language usage may or may not shape … Continue reading
An anthology from The Future Fire [External Link]
Paperback available from:
Lulu [External Link]
Amazon.com [External Link]
Amazon.co.uk [External Link]
EBook (EPUB/mobi) available from Wizard Tower Books [External Link]