Author and Renaissance wannabe
Let me say upfront, I love this film, I love the graphic novel, and I’ll argue until the c(r)ows come home with anyone who disagrees. Right, that’s out of the way. The Crow is known for a number of things, the wonderful/terrible vision of a …
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Our Death: p13 – Untitled https://preludemag.com/posts/untitled-477/ This is a very difficult blogpost to write, as the poetry I’ve selected here as an example of the body of work isn’t one of Sean’s best known, nor is it an example of his work that I love …
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During December and January I wandered around all of the locations in my new novel, and took dozens or photographs which I thought might make a useful image for the cover. As I type I’m still deciding which was the best fit, but I found …
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I thought I’d just post something about the title of my novel The Raven Sound. Titles are fascinating, and the subject reminds me of being in a band in my youth, and the true cliché that you can spend more time deciding on a name …
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What an unexpected evening! Being slightly grumpy from the mild achyness of my second jab (and a little disappointed they didn’t give me a lollipop) I was genuinely excited to hit 40 followers on Twitter, so did a little tweet about that. Bugger me, all …
Read MoreI just wanted to mention the setting and background for a scene which I’ve wanted to put into four different stories now, but sadly it just doesn’t seem to fit with them so has never been used. I tried to find a way of using …
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One of the advantages of working in a bookshop is that you’re exposed to all sorts of publications, and soon get to know which are popular. Way back in the mists of time I started with Bill Bryson, and was delighted by what I found. …
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In my earlier attempts at books, I tried to create covers myself. Now this may come as a shock to you, but I’m not a graphic designer, typesetter, photographer or artist. I know, it surprised me too, but the process of learning book cover composition, …
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So this is a part of my series about the process of writing and publishing. For those who aren’t aware, Beta Readers come from a community of readers and writers, and give feedback on pre-publication versions of novels, varying from grammar and spell checks to …
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Well, it’s an exciting day for me. My first paperback proofs arrived just after I’d finished my scrambled eggs on toast (I wasn’t constantly checking the tracking information all morning, honestly). It’s always scary to reach the next new stage of the publication journey, and …
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