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First off, I actually don’t like talking about genre. I hate the idea that every book needs to be labelled and set into the appropriate box. It drives me nuts when people say things like “Oh, I don’t read romance,” or “I hate fantasy, ew,” because that’s a generalisation based purely on the stereotypical idea… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Genre
A sorceress. A warrior. A space deer. The sorceress Arcana and her soulmerged deerken companion Caelum have spent fifty years traversing the galaxy, following the song that haunts Caelum’s dreams in an attempt to solve the mystery of their creation. Fenris, stalwart Guardian of the Weaver and her Timeless Kingdom, leaps into a destabilised portal… Continue reading Sorcery and Stardust Cover Reveal
I’ve been living stories as long as I can remember, telling them from the moment I could talk, writing them from the moment I could clumsily grip a crayon. Growing up, I had a story in every book, folder and notepad I owned. I’d jot them on the back of shopping lists (mum still has… Continue reading How We Get To Where We Are
THE MAKINGS OF SORCERY AND STARDUST About three years ago now, my friend Glen and I were talking shop. Sitting at school pick-up, waiting for our boys to exit the classroom, going all out to nerd town. Specifically, the stereotypical perception of the sci-fi and fantasy genres in today’s society. Film, books, you name it;… Continue reading Fanning a Spark
I woke with the sudden and uncomfortable understanding that I was not alone. Blinking into the darkness, I threw a cautious arm across the bed. Nothing. From outside the bedroom, the softest crinkle of the holland blinds, made by fingers pushing them furtively aside. I peeled back the quilt and rolled out of bed, shambling… Continue reading Welcome To My Life
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Samantha Marshall 