Off With the Fairies
I sampled quite a few books on craft while I was studying. There were various degrees of usefulness, and I used them both for learning, and for supporting my arguments in assignments. Below are six of the ones I got the most from, along with the key reasons I found them useful. Royle, N (ed) … Continue reading Useful books on writing
First of all, I'd like to say one thing very loud and clear: you do not need an MFA to be successful as a writer. There are so many successful writers who never studied anything more than the books that came before theirs. I did it because I wanted to (needed to?) be more guided … Continue reading The MFA – worth it?
Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay I passed my MFA with Distinction and am still quite shocked, a couple of years later (the fact that I stuck it out, and the fact that I got a distinction). As someone who has often started big projects but rarely finished, I'm proud that I did. Even more … Continue reading Surviving
I'm delighted to have the chance to interview a friend and fellow member of Northwrite SF writers group on the blog today. Jacey Bedford has published two trilogies through DAW, one SF and one Fantasy and both are excellent. Her latest novel, The Amber Crown, is due to be released into the wild on January … Continue reading Author Interview – Jacey Bedford
I didn’t know I had breast cancer when I wrote, Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace, in early April this year. I didn’t have the routine Mammogram until mid-June, a month and a half after Improbable Press accepted the story. A couple of weeks later, I was called back for more tests, and on 2nd August I … Continue reading Of breast cancer and cryptids and what makes us angry
Hello again! My short story, Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace, will be included in this fabulous anthology, due out in December 2021 from Improbable Press. Please do check it out: there are two volumes, with lots of great stories in each. Mine will be in Volume Blue. Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace is one of those stories … Continue reading Publication News
Yesterday I signed a contract for my story Investigating the Sea-Hag Menace to be part of the Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging: anthology from Improbable Press. They received so many great submissions that they are talking about releasing two anthologies and perhaps a special edition. Publication date is expected to be some time in early 2022. … Continue reading Publication News
I'm a little late with this particular news, as the anthology came out in December, but my story 'What You Wish For' was included in the anthology: The Invisible Collection, from Nightjar Press, edited by Nicholas Royle. I was honoured to be included along with writing from some amazing writers. The story itself is a … Continue reading Publication News
Hello there! Long time no post. I've been a bit busy with my MFA course, amongst other things, but I wanted to let you know that I have a new flash fiction piece up at Wyldblood Press. It's a quick read (less than 400 words!), so if you have time, why not check it out … Continue reading New Publication and other news
After a long break, in which I moved continents, became acclimated to a full time job and ploughed on with the business of working to bring my husband back to England (the hoops we had to go through are a topic for another blog post, however), I'm finally at a point where I have time to step back into the … Continue reading Author Interview — Elizabeth Kelley Buzbee
Cheryl Sonnier 