Articles / Guest Posts
‘Writing and Naming Fantasy Characters’ on the Barnes & Noble SF / Fantasy Blog.
‘Inspiration for Fantasy Authors’ on the Civilian Reader
‘How to Write an Effective Battle Scene’ on Book Country
‘David Gemmell and the Depiction of the Hero’ on the Orbit Website
‘The Influence of History on Epic Fantasy’ on Fantasy Book Critic
‘Happy Being Sad – Four Great Books with Unhappy Endings’ on Barnes & Noble
‘The Best Classic Novels For Beginners’ on The Reading Lists
‘The Long Overnight’, or ‘How I Became a Published Author’ on Penguin.com (scroll down to the Extras bit)
‘Tower Lord – the Return of British Fantasy’s Rising Star.’ Orbit UK editor James Long explains the background to the UK publication of the Raven’s Shadow series on the Orbit Website
‘We Will Make an Ending’ or ‘How I Wrote Queen of Fire‘ on Fantasy Book Critic