Last week we looked at what I write: Dark Fantasy. This week we’re looking at what features in my writing. Once upon a time I wrote about what folklore is and why folklore is important. I wrote about how we embrace it in our Disney movies and young adult novels – disguised as fairy tales. …
Category: Bookish News
Magic at Midnight and Once… Live #BookLaunch @heavensgtvenue
Welcome to the final post about my live book launch on the 1st of June 2019. For previous posts: full speech, diversity speech, princess project speech, and hot button issue speech. After all the previous stuff, this song played: [Or go here if the embed doesn’t work.] Then I did my reading from my book …
The Art of Writing Dark Fantasy #amwriting
Whenever I tell someone that I write Dark Fantasy, they recoil. Why? Because they hear “dark” and think “horror”. Or worse. So I decided to write this article with the hope that when someone searches online for “dark fantasy”, they will find this and understand the art behind it. Definition of Dark Fantasy: Dark Fantasy …
Hot Button Issues: Live #booklaunch @heavensgtvenue
Today I’m sharing the third speech from my live book launch on the 1st of June 2019. For the full speech, go here. For the first speech, go here. For the second speech, go here. To set the scene: Before this speech, this song played: Then I did my speech about hot button issues in …
30-Day Book Marketing Challenge by @BadRedheadMedia AKA @RachelintheOC #bookreview
I’ve decided to share some of my favourite non-fiction books here on the blog. THE SINGLE BEST TOOL every writer needs NOW to build, boost, and grow their author platform. Unsure how to market your book or feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of author platform options out there (or not even sure what the …
The Princess Project: Live #booklaunch @heavensgtvenue
I’m so happy to share with you the second speech from my book launch on the 1st of June 2019. If you want to see the full video of the launch, go here. For video one “Diversity in Fiction”, go here. So, to set the scene: After the first speech, this song played: Then I …
Your First 1000 Copies by @timgrahl #bookreview
I’ve decided to share some of my favourite non-fiction books here on the blog. Tim has worked with over 100 different authors from top best sellers such as Hugh Howey, Daniel Pink, Charles Duhigg, Chip and Dan Heath, Ramit Sethi and Pamela Slim to authors just get started on their first writing project. He has …
Diversity in Fiction: Live #booklaunch @heavensgtvenue
I’m so happy to share with you the first speech from my book launch on the 1st of June 2019. If you want to see the full video of the launch, go here. So, to set the scene: After everyone had their fill of the delicious food outside with the beautiful scenery, they went inside …
Mapwalkers by @JFPennWriter #bookreview
I would like to share two dark fantasy books with you this week. I got the chance to read them back-to-back and knew you would like them, too. A map of skin etched in blood.A world under threat from the Borderlands.A young woman who must risk the shadows to save her family. When her Grandfather …
Magic at Midnight: Live #booklaunch @heavensgtvenue
I’m so excited to finally be able to share the footage from my book launch on 1 June 2019 with you. I’ll share the speeches (with transcripts) next month. For now, enjoy the video! I’ll share more photos with you next month. Video by Eric Trevor Graham from ETG Media. Follow him on Instagram: @erictgraham …










