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Australia Day Romance
This blog is all about romance, so when I agreed to be part of the Australia Day Book’d Out Blog Giveaway series, I needed to link the subject to romance. Sure, I could have written something unrelated...
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Valentine’s Day 2014
No one would question the fact that this day is for the ultimate romantics but I think Valentine’s Day brings out the romantic in many of us, even just a tiny corner. We begin to think about what it...
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Need
Over the last two week’s I’ve been editing my latest manuscript, working title Love Thy Enemy. As I worked this afternoon, the task was to search the word ‘need’ and replace it with synonyms if it...
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A New Doctor Who
When my blog was very new, I wrote a post called ‘The Most Romantic Doctor Who’ which was, in essence, a tribute to my favourite Doctor, David Tennant. This post is one of my most popular and is still...
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Fantasy Creation
Wow, it’s been a while since I last blogged and I can only blame the fact that I’ve been held prisoner by the process of creating my next manuscript. Love Thy Enemy, the story of beautiful mermaid...
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Fantasy Swords
Over the next few months, I thought I would outline some of the fantasy icons and in particular, high fantasy. This will give readers an idea of the influences in my writing. One of my favourite...
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The Quest
In fantasy stories, there is usually a quest or an epic journey towards a goal. This often involves much travel and exposes the reader to exotic characters and locations. What sort of goal am I talking...
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The Fantasy World
Over the last two posts I’ve outlined the sword and the quest, two critical components of high fantasy and both very close to my heart. Today, my exploration will lead us into The Fantasy World. In...
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The Witch
Magic is integral to high fantasy and ‘the witch’ is central to the magic in many of these stories. The witch or sorceress wields her magic for good or ill and is often maligned. Popular culture is...
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Sorceror
Magic is essential in fantasy fiction so how could I have a series on fantasy elements without including the sorcerer? You may know him as the wizard or magician if you are a fan of the genre. This...
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