Tag: Fantasy

Mood-lighting

This writer is back at it again. Couldn't quite manage without the candles. My study smells like cinnamon. A perfect setting to continue with a no holds barred bloody fantasy series. Politics, dragons, magic and LGBTQ+ representation abound. I am so excited to finish this one! Anyway, here is a naff picture of some mood-lighting … Continue reading Mood-lighting →

Cover Art for a Second Edition

So a few months back I mentioned that I was going to let The Forsaken Ones be. But last night, at around 3 am, I went on an editorial spree after thinking for a considerable amount of time in the dark, drunk on insomniac exhaustion, that I would like to write a prequel. And then … Continue reading Cover Art for a Second Edition →

Ursula K Le Guin, a Return to Ecofeminist Science Fiction

Re-imagining the Natural: Putting the World to Rights in the Fictional Ecotones of Cavendish, Lane and Le Guin Part 4

Introducing: Handsome Tyb

He cut through an alley between two equally loud taverns to avoid the crowds, and almost immediately tripped over something small and very dirty. Its matted fur was covered in mud and more besides. But rather than yowl as a disgruntled cat might, the creature gave a feeble mew and remained where it had been, … Continue reading Introducing: Handsome Tyb →

The Problematic Emancipatory Hope of The New Science in Lane’s Mizora

Reimagining the Natural: Putting the World to Rights in the Fictional Ecotones of Cavendish, Lane, and Le Guin Part 3

Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World and the Fallacy of the New Science

Re-Imagining the Natural: Putting the World to Rights in the Fictional Ecotones of Cavendsih, Lane, and Le Guin, Part 2

About my upcoming novel

I have been, and still am, like a dragon hoarding its gold when it comes to this work. I planned to post excerpts etc on my blog. But for a week now, I haven't been able to bring myself to do this. This is, I think, because of how precious this project is to me. … Continue reading About my upcoming novel →

From My Upcoming Novel, ‘The Hunter’s Boy’

The fortress had been erected among the ruins, an ugly wooden structure reinforced with cold iron to guard against the natives. From people like me, Arren thought as she neared the gates. She could have burnt it down to the ground from this distance, cold iron or not. It didn’t work long range. She had … Continue reading From My Upcoming Novel, ‘The Hunter’s Boy’ →