Tie-in Tuesday: Police Telephone Box

Follow this link to Google Maps Street View and then click on the double arrow pointing at the Police Telephone Box.

Thought for the Day

"I don’t know who said it, but I will refute with my dying breath the notion that writers are paid to lie. It is my contention that we are paid to tell the truth... that we are paid to open our veins and bleed the truth if need be."

~ Nicola Vincent-Abnett

How to write a book in three days

Three days? I thought NaNoWriMo was tough enough.

But that aside, fantasy and sci-fi author Michael Moorcock believes that you can a book 60,000 words long in three days. It takes some preparation but, according to Mr Moorcock, it is doable.

Would you be up for the challenge? Would I?

To find out what's required, follow this link. And if you do have a crack at it, let me know how you get on, will you?

Short Story Saturday: Legends

Since the official announcement was made last weekend at the Nine Worlds Geekfest 2013, I can now share the news that I am one of the writers who has contributed to Legends, an anthology of stories in honour of David Gemmell edited by Ian Whates.

My own story, Who Walks with Death, will appear alongside new original tales by the likes of Joe Abercrombie, James Barclay (with a story chronicling the origin of The Raven), Tanith Lee, Adrian Tchaikovsky (contributing a story in his Shadows of the Apt milieu), Juliet E McKenna, Stan Nicholls, Storm Constantine, Gaie Sebold and (hopefully) Tad Williams. I am quite excited about this.

The idea behind the anthology was that we create stories set in worlds of our own creation, but which keep the spirit of Gemmell's work in mind. It is being produced in conjunction with the David Gemmell Awards and will hopefully help raise some funds in support of the awards.

Legends: Stories In Honour Of David Gemmell will be launched at this year's Gemmell Award Ceremony, on the opening night of World FantasyCon in Brighton (Thursday October 31st). I'll be there. Maybe I'll see you there too.

Gamebook Friday: Thought for the Day

"Games are the most elevated form of investigation."

~ Albert Einstein

Zombie Thursday

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Zombies are even better.

A one-off print for Yours Truly courtesy of a thoroughly decent bloke, Defoe artist Leigh Gallagher!

David Gatward on Horror

"Horror changes us. Through events that can be anything from mildly troubling to truly, abnormally horrific, we as people change. By engaging with what horror fiction and film has to offer, we explore all the possibilities available. We put humanity to the test, push it to the limit and beyond. We see what happens when things don't go to plan, when bad things happen to good people, when evil wins. Not because we're sick and twisted, but because we are fascinated by human nature, and amazed by its endless courage and strength in the face of impossible odds."

~ David Gatward