I made a lot of mistakes in my quest to learn how to get words down onto the page. This was nothing to do with how to write in a sense of technical mastery, just simply bums on seats and … Continue reading →
If you like Cthulhu stories… If you like Cowboys… If you like erotica… Then maybe you’ll enjoy The Deep One, a tale of cowboys, Cthulhu, and erotica. If you do, you can find more of my stories in Open Waters, … Continue reading →
Everything in writing is personal – style, subject matter, genres, themes. Half of it you don’t know you’re doing. War is a backdrop in several of my stories, though I’m not that interested in writing war stories. At least, I … Continue reading →
He’d survived it all, and more. He’d taken every hellish thing life had thrown at him and here he was, under blue skies with sand between his toes. Alf limped back from the café, two ice-cream cones in his good … Continue reading →
Ask an agent or editor whether your next novel should have the themes or settings of whatever is currently popular (vampire romance, suburban porn, etc.) and they’ll invariably say: ‘No, just write what you want.’ They’ll justify this by saying … Continue reading →
Warren Lapine runs POD publisher Wilder Publications. Prior to that he ran DNA Publications, publishing or distributing magazines including Aboriginal SF, Absolute Magnitude, Artemis, Dreams of Decadence, Fantastic Stories, Mythic Delirium, and Science Fiction Chronicle. Warren recently posted this article … Continue reading →
Last night the lights came down from the sky, the first time for years. Marek watched from the stern rail as they pelted away, silent and golden. Afterwards, he went down to his cabin, undressed, and climbed into bed beside … Continue reading →
Well, my first giveaway for Shopocalypse is over and the winners’ copies are in the post. 5 copies were on offer to residents of the USA, Canada, Australia and the UK, and 688 people put their hands up. I have … Continue reading →
Half the world says this, the rest of us nod wisely and turn away. I used to be a wise nodder and I was thinking, ‘But what does this mean?’ It’s a good question. The earliest reference I could find … Continue reading →
The glass of a scope glinted on the roof of another skyscraper. ‘Got you.’ Vincent tagged the location, sat behind the parapet and uploaded his data. Who watched the watchers? Vincent knew the answer to that one. He wondered how … Continue reading →