Thank you Coral Russell for tagging me on The Next Big Thing last week! The Next Big Thing: Week 7 What is the working title of your book? Ansel’s Remorse. Where did the idea come from for the book? I wrote a story – The Sparkling Dew on the Lakeside – back in 2004 and [...]
On June 16th Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dave’s very own Dave will be launching the second book in his Elencheran Chronicles: A World Apart To celebrate the launch, the Book Bloggers’ Collaborative are holding an ARGGH-Some Launch Party and one lucky winner will receive a $100 Amazon gift card. What’s more, we’re offering a prize [...]
Roll up, roll up, for the Discover Fantasy Tour. Step right this way… I’ve always loved the fantasy genre and I am delighted that it continues to prosper and find new fans every day. When I started writing in 1999 it was an easy decision for me to write fantasy and the likes of Tolkien [...]
Today I’m delighted to welcome David M. Brown, one of the authors taking part in March’s #winwithebooks event! Buy one book at just $0.99 and get another one absolutely free. Head on over to http://winwithebooks.com to find out more. Guest post: Any Seats Free At The Writer’s Banquet? Nervously entering the large dining hall, a large [...]
I’ve seen the work and effort and commitment that went into Fezariu’s Epiphany and whilst my intimate involvement with the story and its author prevents me from reviewing it objectively, I feel utterly justified in proclaiming my love for it.
We wanted to do something fun to promote Fezariu’s Epiphany this Christmas and to send some cheeky holiday wishes so we got this fun video done courtesy of borzack at Fiverr.
It’s been a couple of weeks since Fezariu’s Epiphany was published and Mrs B has been hard at work making sure everyone in this universe and any others out there know all about it. The novel is now available on many sites and you can head for www.elenchera.com to find out more including the chance [...]
In September 2009 I completed the first draft of Fezariu’s Epiphany and felt mighty chuffed with myself anticipating the editing to take a few months before I could harbour any dreams of publication. Well here I am more than eighteen months later and am delighted to announce that after a very long journey my first [...]
View Part 6 All around Lorenzo vampires slept contentedly in the shadows while their prisoners remained wide-eyed, fearful and uncertain, hoping for some dashing liberator to spare them from this purgatory. No such solace would come to them now. They were beyond the reach of salvation. Lorenzo felt the need to submit to sleep but [...]
View Part 5 The vampire horde was below deck and safely in the shadows just before sunrise. Dozens of captives lay gagged and bound close by, all living fodder for the vampires back in Deutermia. Lorenzo wallowed in one of the darkest corners and found that the images of Celestia were beginning to recede. ‘Have [...]
I’ve been writing since 1999 and although I’ve completed four novels and many short stories I have yet to have the honour of publication. I put this down to a combination of still needing to improve and for many years not submitting anything to magazines and publishers. In my defence I spent three years putting [...]
View Part 4 My Dearest Lorenzo, I waited so long for you to come back but you never did. I never wanted you to go to war but I knew you were doing it only for me. My parents would never have let us marry, myself being a nobleman’s daughter and you a farmer’s [...]
View Part 3 Erected in memory of my beloved Lorenzo Cyrano Father of Luca Born 11963 Died 11988 It wasn’t possible. Lorenzo considered this truth only briefly then dismissed it straight away. This grave belonged to a man named Lorenzo but it couldn’t be the same person. It was some cruel coincidence, some cheap trick [...]
View Part 2 Graves, old and new, covered the cluster of small hills surrounding a long stretch of lowland. The oldest were made of wood with simple engravings, but the freshest disturbances of the earth came with a stone epitaph. Lorenzo found himself drawn to the far north to three graves in particular. The trio [...]
View Part 1 Lorenzo emerged from the outskirts of serene woodland to find a muddy path leading downhill towards a village. He could make out two guards stationed on either side of the entrance; each clasped a spear in one hand and with the other they regularly passed an amphora back and forth. Even from [...]
Disembarking on the shores of Valadomiar, Lorenzo trembled for the first time in decades. It was not the clamour of the sea breeze that animated his body – life had long since ceased to flow through his veins – but something dormant, lying deep within the barren wasteland of his stagnant heart was beginning to [...]
View Part 5 Loven held his staff aloft before bringing it down hard on the ground. A cloud of pink smoke erupted and emerging from the vortex was a young man with long black hair, glistening blue eyes, untainted skin and rich attire. He dusted himself down as the enveloping smoke receded and soon halted [...]
View Part 4 Loven spoke no words; he simply nodded, his eyes looked beyond Lily’s face to a large mirror hanging from the temple wall close by. Its surrounding was of intricate floral patterns on the surface of fine gold and seated before it, lost in the sight of her own reflection, was Lily’s sister. [...]
