Guest Author April - Nik Vincent

Since both last year's novels were co-writes, I’m going to sneak in a little something extra. Smiles.

Fiefdom from Abaddon Books was a spin-off from Dan’s Kingdom strip for 2000AD, and I’d wanted to get my hands on it for long form fiction since its inception. It's always a pleasure to work with the husband, but I think this particular novel played to my strengths, and he rather let me run with it. Fear not, the novel stands alone.

http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/book-reviews-latest-literary-releases/8853-book-review-fiefdom-a-kingdom-novel

I also had my first independent short story The Stranger Cards published in the Dangerous Games anthology, edited by Jonathan Oliver for Solaris. I was thrilled to find myself in some great company.

https://thebookbeard.wordpress.com/tag/nik-vincent/

Solaris has since bought my first independent novel, Savant, to be published in 2016, so watch this space.

Nicolas Vincent-Abnett on why Creative Writing courses are A Bad Idea

As I recover from the Sci-Fi Weekender and get back to some proper writing work, for the rest of this week I'm handing my blog over to other blogs, as it were.

Today, I'd like to direct your attention to Nicola Vincent-Abnett, and her thoughts on Creative Writing courses.

Warhammer Wednesday: Warhammer Writers on Writing

First up we have Nick Kyme on the pressures of kicking off a mega-epic.

Then there's Nik Vincent-Abnett on the actual process of writing.

This one's an oldie, but a goodie - it's Nik's husband, Dan Abnett, talking about the whole 'writing thing'.

Then we have James Swallow talking about his recent trip to Chicago Games Day.

And lastly there's Graham McNeill, who's currently between books.

Enjoy...

Writers Round-up

That's right, it's time for another round-up of what other writers have been saying lately on the Internetz.

Here's my editor Jon Oliver on choosing the right story.

Here's Sarah Pinborough on happiness.

Here's Graham McNeill on where he gets his ideas from.

Here's Rob Sanders on Jabberwocky - my own inspiration for White Rabbit.

Here's Nik Vincent on people who write too much.

And finally, here's Dan Abnett on the benefits of looking out a window.

Writing routines

For anyone who is interested in the process of writing for a living, whether they aspire to be a freelance writer themselves or not, you may be interested in the following pieces.

Here Colin Harvey talks about his typical (or otherwise) writing day, while here Nik Vincent talks about Dan Abnett's routine for Deadline Day from the Other Half's point of view. And here, Dan Abnett talks a bit about his working day...

Deadline Day

Here, Nik Vincent (Dan Abnett's wife) writes about the pressures of deadline day, displacement activities and being in the zone. It's a fascinating insight into the writing process (and for me, a relief to find that it's not just me who struggles with keeping on task) but it's also a superb piece of writing in and of itself. And you can read it here.