by Neil | Apr 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
MALLORY by Leonard Richardson | Fiction | Futurismic New story from the guys at Futurismic, this month it’s Leonard Richarson in the hotseat (tags: mallory futurismic newstory fiction writing sciencefiction) Whatever » Reader Request Week 2008 #10: Meeting...by Neil | Apr 6, 2008 | Books, Comment, Entertainment, Fiction, Neil Gaiman, Reading, Review, Thoughts
I read Odd and the Frost Giants yesterday as a break from labouring on The Woodsman. Something I could fall into for an hour in order to think about something else; no real intention to review it. Reviewing Neil’s work is hard because I am quite clearly and obviously...by Neil | Apr 5, 2008 | Fiction, Jupiter, Personal, Science Fiction, Short Stories, short story, Writing
Jupiter’s site reports that Issue 20 is now shipping. And I’m pleased as punch to confirm that this quarter’s issue includes my short story The Mine. This story was written in the summer of 2007 as an attempt to write more straight SF as at the time...by Neil | Apr 5, 2008 | Books, Comment, Fiction, Reading, Review, Thoughts, Urban Fantasy
I’m generally speaking not a big fan of writers utilising successful, well-established, ideas and conceits as their central Big Idea for novels. On the face of it, that’s what Unlundun is: China’s version of Neverwhere. Albeit aimed at a younger audience. And a...by Neil | Apr 4, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
Feedback as ever appreciated. Here goes: Faraway By Neil Beynon The tree still stands. That’s something. That’s what she tries to tell herself as a cold breeze sends her hands to her elbows in search of warmth. Her bag lies discarded by her side, a faded red cross...