Journal

Or, homogeneity and Flanderisation. We're back with ranticles baby! This is not a new idea, it's not an original idea, it's just a series of opinions (which as a white dude approaching his early middle years, I am sure the world wants...). Cast your mind back, it's the years following the release of Lord of the Rings. The world is feeling it. One ring has bound them all, and in the wake of this fantasy behemoth "everyone" is writing Tolkien pastiches, ripoffs, or whatever oth

One of the most frequent questions which crops up anywhere discussions of writing occur, is "how did you go about ______________?" In this post I am going to try to lay out the entire process of creating and launching my debut novel: Mettle and Ice. I'll talk about the initial concept, what drafting looked like, free and paid beta-readers, my first dealings with a developmental editor, working with a copy editor and proof-reader, and then finally all of the fun of making a bo