Writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Hard Romance
I'm delighted to welcome USA Today best-selling author M.K. Eidem to my blog today to talk about her new release, Pets in Space 2! *** As Embrace the Romance: Pets in Space 2 is coming out I thought I should introduce my fans to my grand fur babies. So this is Bo, he is a… Continue reading Pets in Space 2
I love anti-heroes. I like heroic characters, too. But anti-heroes really float my boat. I think I first became enamored of anti-heroes as a teen reading Nancy Collins (Sonya Blue) and Tanith Lee (the demons of her Flat Earth novels). Then along came Richard B. Riddick, who will probably always be my favorite anti-hero (although… Continue reading Writing A Sympathetic Anti-Hero
A Cyberstalking Story It’s been an interesting year so far (in the sense of the supposed Chinese curse, “may you live in interesting times”). As I’ve said in a previous post, my family was affected by the Manchester Arena bombing, which led me to withdraw from most of my writing-relating activities to focus on the… Continue reading Learning to Disengage
Lure and Stars Avail(Image used under Creative Commons Licence.) I’ve been offline for a while. My family was affected by the Manchester Arena bombing, and it’s taken me a while to emerge from the pall that cast over our lives. I’m not ready to talk about that yet, and I’m not up to writing a… Continue reading The Politics of Rage
Escapism and The Pain Season I'm delighted to have fellow lawyer and author of hot urban fantasy, Libby Doyle, as a guest on my blog today. She's here to talk about the inspiration behind the second book in her Covalent series. * * * Readers often ask me how I come up with my ideas.… Continue reading Elemental Magic
Why does Sicario reduce its female hero to a trembling child?
(Warning: spoilers for Snowburn and season one of True Detective.) The ultimate reveal of the villain is incredibly important in any conflict-based narrative. It’s the pay-off for the reader. They’ve followed all the clues, stuck to the right path despite the red-herrings the author has thrown in their way, and now they get the prize:… Continue reading Pulling Aside the Curtain
