Laura un Vineta is my absolute favourite style of science fiction, and executed perfectly. We are drawn into the human story sympathetically and with a gentle humour. Although Aldis will be totally alien to most viewers, his quirkiness is portrayed with such empathy that we can’t help but join him in his emotional journey. The […]
Category Archives: Writing
The writing process, my methods and style
I read an interesting article today about how a few other writers choose the names for their characters: ABC Arts: Tony Birch, Garth Nix and other acclaimed novelists share how they choose the names of their characters Personally, I don’t like my important characters to be named after real people as the reader is […]
I just read this article in the Guardian Lifestyle section – many lessons, a few confirmations and some surprises. The Guardian: 6 Jan 2021 “If the aliens lay eggs, how does that affect architecture? : sci-fi writers on how they build their worlds” Graphics by Stefan Keller, Kellepics and Pixabay. Alastair Reynolds has always struck […]
People keep asking me when I will be releasing a story (even a short story) about the current pandemic, so I thought it would be a good idea to state my position here. SARS-COV-2 is a novel coronavirus that was first discovered in the human population in late 2019 (although was probably around for longer). […]