No, spelled "Y, E, S"
Thanks much to Lou for inviting me to participate in this blog. My name’s Ari Marmell, and while I’ve been writing for a decade, I’m still learning how to navigate the ins and outs of publishing. Up until a couple…
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Giving Thanks
Since we’re in the middle of the holiday trifecta (TG, Xmas, and NYE), I want to take a moment to give thanks for all that I have received this year.
I’m thankful for my family, my wife, Jenny, and our…
Burton & Swinburne: An Introduction
Greetings all, and thanks to Lou for allowing me to contribute to the Pyr-o-mania blog.
Have a look at this guy:
His name is Sir Richard Francis Burton and he’s the hero of my alternate history steampunk series,…
A Brief History of Tanusha
Following on from my world-building piece about ‘Sasha’, I thought I’d do something similar for the ‘Cassandra Kresnov Series’.
Obviously there’s a fair few scientific improbabilities in Cassandra’s world, starting with Earthlike planets of roughly similar gravity, atmosphere, etc.…
Vintage LotR Cover Art
I used to say ‘I have re-read this novel every year since I first read it, when I was 12.’ And that used to be true; but then last year, for whatever reason, I didn’t get round to my annual…
A Brief History of Lenayin
I’ve written a post on my blog about the world building that went into the land of Lenayin, from my novel ‘Sasha’. Rather than posting the whole thing here, I’ve put in a link, and an excerpt.
‘I can’t think…
The Quiet Postwar
To those of you enjoying the Pyr edition of Paul McAuley’s incomparable The Quiet War, I say this: “ner ner n’ner ner, I’ve read the sequel”. It’s called Gardens of the Sun, and I’ve blogged an instant review…
The Dragon Book
Dragons!
The staple in fantasy ever since a pudgy British dude wrote about a pudgy British dude with hairy feet! The most exploited, reported, told story in the history of fantasy books! That, of course, is no insult; I happen…
