Thirty-eight percent of the way into Stormshifter. Yeah, I know, pretty slow going. Life keeps on getting in the way…besides I am having too much fun with having another writer to stay. Serious long reading/writing/books/fantasy conversations going on here. After … Continue reading
Sometime tomorrow I will finish yet another rewrite of Rogue Rainlord (or whatever the final title is!). And this is absolutely the last draft.* *{Er, well, sort of the last – there’s still an editor’s suggestions to be incorporated (if … Continue reading
The Tiptree Award for this year has just been announced, together with its honour list. On seeing my pal Karen Miller‘s books up there, I immediately dashed an email off to her, which completely bowled her over because she’d had … Continue reading
Some time ago, an online review site reviewed – quite favourably – The Shadow of Tyr, which was great. However the reviewer also added this: “I must assume that Ms Larke is a polite and well-spoken woman. She certainly does … Continue reading
I love reading the kind of book where you start and then it’s like entering a tunnel. Everything on all sides just disappears – the people around you, the sounds, sights, all that stress, all those niggling guilts about what … Continue reading
I came across a post the other day where a (published) author was asking his readers what they thought about the amount of violence and torture and unpleasant deaths occurring in a fantasy novel. The one he was currently writing … Continue reading
One of my favourite fantasy authors, Guy Gavriel Kay, has been interviewed in the September issue of Locus Magazine, and he has – as one might expect of such a talented and interesting storyteller – some wise things to say. … Continue reading
Patty made a comment yesterday that prompted this post…thanks, Patty. Let me start by saying that there is something that does remain a mystery to me, and that’s how authors – some of them, anyway – seem to know exactly … Continue reading
Sorry, Patty, I shall answer your second question tomorrow. Today I have to deal with a brilliant idea I have for a new fantasy novel. It’s all about a beautiful young heroine…I shall call her Iduya because I love that … Continue reading
Nicole asked a second question too: Which book that has been published do you wish you did write, and why? You mean, besides The Da Vinci Code or any of the Harry Potter books, right? That’s a tough one. Would … Continue reading
