Blogs
Final edit
A Denser Air goes into final edit next week. There is no doubt that the edit requires a very different mindset. It's just as enjoyable as the writing, but more of a left-brain activity. It's wonderful to let the mind write, roaming free of the rules of punctuation,...
the inspiration
They say that you only need the germ of an idea to build a book around. In my case, a single inspiration that came to me watching a BBC nature programme at the end of March. The subject was fireflies, and I started wondering what it would be like if we could...
Let them write
Of course it's important to know where a story is going, so I would recommend plotting it out. Some authors like to plot in more detail than others. Some say that they never plot at all! I was surprised to find in my writing, that it was the characters themselves...
Map of Gara
With an amazing bit of coding, Emma @fusion3media got the map perfect. You can do a virtual tour of Gara and see all the places where the action happens. Every Ashar tells a story!
The Ashara
The Ashara is taking shape. The sparking crystals embedded in the left hand of every Garan are generally colourless. A powerful natural transmitter of emotion in the left palm, it allows the Garan people to communicate over vast distances using a powerful burst of...
A Denser Air Images
Super excited today. The images for the website are coming together. Just reflecting on the Ashara, I found this, and realised it is exactly how I visualised the Ashara: It’s called Watermelon Tourmaline. Originally discovered in Maine, USA, it is found all over...