by Neil | Apr 6, 2010 | Eastercon, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Writing
I’m back from Eastercon. It was a great con: really good to catch up with friends I hadn’t seen in a while and, indeed, to make some new ones. I couldn’t help feeling a little frustrated with myself that I had not quite managed to be in a position to...by Neil | Nov 16, 2009 | NaNoWriMo, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Time for an update. It’s now been a little over two weeks since my rash and foolish promise that I would podcast my NaNoWriMo exercise as I went. I confess that I was unsure it was wise at the time and let my general dissatisfaction with progress in general this...by Neil | Oct 2, 2009 | Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Story Acceptance, Writing
I am delighted to shamelessly plug myself by letting you know that my story “The Room” will appear in the Valentine’s Day issue of Tales Of the Moonlit Path. This story was written some time ago and given a final tweak at last year’s Arvon...by Neil | Sep 27, 2009 | Beynon Brothers Chaos Inc., Family, Personal, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time
I just got back after a weekend back in Wales. My brother’s birthday was this weekend. It seems to be quite rare these days that family birthdays fall on days where I can actually be there and so I wanted to make the most of it. We had a lovely family lunch and...by Neil | Sep 3, 2009 | Comment, Film, Movies, Review, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Britain doesn’t make many films anymore let alone Science Fiction or Fantasy but that wasn’t the reason I decided to watch Franklyn. In truth, it sounded like an interesting film with the kind of narrative play that I tend to like a great deal. Franklyn follows...by Neil | Jul 28, 2009 | Comment, Reading, Science Fiction and Fantasy
I’m a bit late to comment on Adam Roberts’ critique but this kind of surprised me: “But The Graveyard Book is too twee, too cosy, especially given that its theme is Death which is, in reality, neither twee or cosy, as some children, and all of us...