Tag Archives: steampunk fantasy

A Sense Of Wonder: Indie October guest post by Karen J Carlisle

Posted on October 15, 2019 by

Bear with me, Dear Reader. I’m about to tell you a tale –one that will offer you a glimpse into the circuitous route to my present mindset and how steampunk has made my life better by restoring a sense of … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, fantasy, fiction, goodreads, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, reads, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Them That Ask No Questions…

Posted on October 14, 2019 by

Readers are seldom aware of just how much research can go into writing a novel. It’s a neat trick of smoke and mirrors most writers perform, in that the research gets hidden beyond plain sight, so the reader never see … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, book reviews, books, fiction, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, pointless things of wonderfulness, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Steampunk and Clocks: Indie October guest post By M. Holly-Rosing

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

What is it about steampunk and clocks? Where ever you look you see time pieces and their requisite gears churning away reminding us of the inevitable march of time.  It is a curious thing really, to be able to see … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, amwriting, blogging, Canadian steampunk, fantasy, fiction, grathic novels, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, opinion, reads, sci-fi, steampunk, supernatural, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From Russia With Tassels

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

The Second Hannibal Smyth Misadventure has landed, taking up the story of that notable and somewhat ignoble gentleman’s adventures from the Himalayan cell he found himself imprisoned in at the end of ‘A Spider In The Eye’. Our ‘hero’ has … Continue reading →

Posted in amreading, books, Canadian steampunk, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, novels, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, reads, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s the little things that drive you crazy…

Posted on October 3, 2019 by

I’m currently working my way through a print proof copy of ‘From Russia With Tassels’, carefully trying to catch those last few little typo’s syntax errors and the very occasional misbegotten sentence that needs one final little polish. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in amediting, amwriting, books, editing, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indie writers, indieoctober, indiewriter, novels, reads, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Something wicked this way comes…

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

Hi, the blogs been very quite so far this month, as I have had quiet a lot on between real world work and some exciting writing stuff I am not quiet ready to reveal just yet… Here though is a … Continue reading →

Posted in amediting, amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, editing, fiction, goodnews, goodreads, Hannibal Smyth, humour, indie, indie novels, IndieApril, indiewriter, insomnia, novels, Passing Place, pointless things of wonderfulness, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Occasional Bout of Self Publicity…

Posted on August 30, 2019 by

COMING SOON  No really it is , I know I said it would be out in late June, then I said early July, I may have even said ‘definitely by august’ but it is genuinely close now… It in the … Continue reading →

Posted in amwriting, books, Canadian steampunk, editing, fiction, goodnews, Hannibal Smyth, indie, indie novels, indiewriter, opinion, pointless things of wonderfulness, publication, sci-fi, self-publishing, steampunk, writes, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment