Really sorry, I couldn’t resist this. Here’s the new Hobbit trailer just released to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the book’s publication in 1937. I first read Tolkein’s quiet epic of high fantasy when I was nine. I don’t think I understood much of it until I read it again a couple of years later, but I remember loving …
Harry Harrison: A Fantastic Author. R.I.P.
Harry Harrison passed away in the last day or so. He lived long (born 1925) but will be much missed. His official website has been overwhelmed with tributes. I came to him quite late, with Skyworld in 1981, the third book after Homeworld and Wheelworld both of which I immediately ran out and bought from Forbidden Planet in, I think, …
Advice for Writers
I love creating worlds, fantastic or otherwise. But it can be a lonely and frustrating business. That’s where Twitter comes in, Facebook and Google+ too of course. Since I started taking social media seriously I’ve been surprised by the incredible supportive community of writers, all aching to succeed but willing to share their experiences. In the last three years I’ve …
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