A few days ago, after writing my post entitled The Dark Waters, I was trawling through my writing archives when I stumbled across a number of scenarios I'd written for the role playing game 'Call of Cthulhu'. Their discovery gave me an idea. Within The Dark Waters I explain how the weird fiction and prolific …
Today I add here the penultimate chapter of 'The Door to Caellfyon', my novel for young readers. I apologise for the tardiness of this latest instalment. The role of political activist and freedom fighter can be a tad busy at times and, with the UK's puppet-government once again playing the role of silly buggers, last …
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown.Howard Phillips Lovecraft I have been a fan of horror fiction and movies for many years. Of the two I much prefer fiction. The written word coupled with human imagination is far more …
In her excellent manual for would-be novelists Donna Levin covers all those elements you'd expect to see in such a guide, including the subject of originality. In support of her sound advice she includes a quote from American author Rita Mae Brown: 'Rita Mae Brown said, "The novel is a work of a single, unified …
Following my previous brief foray into the dark and sordid world of politics, current affairs and crimes against humanity, this post sees a welcome return to the more palatable subject of fiction writing. It also accompanies the long-overdue upload of a further instalment of my children's novel, The Door to Caellfyon. In Chapters Nine and …
As I was about to publish my previous offering - Rubicon Crossed (No Return), the following article by Martin Geddes appeared in my email inbox. The grim yet vital information it contains renders it an ideal postscript to my own earlier post. The horror that pervades life right now is almost indescribable. Trusted medical and …
In November, 2020 while collecting anti-epilepsy medication from my local medical practice, I was threatened with police intervention. My crime? I refuse to inflict harm upon myself by recycling the waste from my respiratory system. In other words, I will not wear a mask. What follows is my letter of complaint, issued to my doctor. …
Here I return to the subject covered in my April offering entitled Powerful Illusions in which I discussed the need for us to adopt critical thought if we are to counter the onslaught of widespread fake news. In my earlier post I included the following quotation from Polish-American diplomat and political scientist, Zbigniew Brzezinski: Shortly …
Characters are people who just happen to live in stories and books.Jesse Lee Kercheval It is said that fiction is about people. If you don’t have good characters you don’t have good fiction. Story characters must think, aspire, love, cry and feel pain (or cause it). They're expected to perform heroic deeds, or perhaps base …
The first sound you ever heard was the heartbeat of the universe; the sacred heartbeat of the divine speaking to you so tenderly through the unconditional heartbeat of your mother.Davidji So begins the guided meditation Heartbeat of the Universe, a ten-minute recording by mindbody health and wellness expert, Davidji, in harmony with 'music medicine artists' …
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