Reviews in the Age of the Internet: Karma Comes to the Castle
When I first discovered that many used books in the UK were one pence plus delivery I went a little crazy. Sequels and missed treasures […]
Articles by Melanie Anastasiou
Thanks Guys: It All Begins With Kickstarter
Last year we wanted to start a magazine that would get great genre short stories into your hands. Because we know you love to read […]
Rowling, Dylan, Bond and Bliss
It seems to me that living our writing life is has a lot in common with embracing other passions. But how are we using those […]
Summer Muse
Here at Pulp Literature Press we’re on summer holidays. That means I’m writing outside. Is there anything finer? What a privilege to wake up to […]
I Love My Writing Circle
We meet once a week to write together. At the first meeting, several years ago, I was wary of the whole process. Okay, I was […]
Joan MacLeod, Leonardo da Vinci and the Value of Persistence
Governor-General Award winning playwright Joan McLeod once advised me to spend time with your work every day. She sets aside mornings to write, and will […]
CC Humphreys New Novel Coming Soon: Plague
Author. Actor. Swordsman. That’s the title of CC Humphreys’s website. http://cchumphreys.com He’s got a new novel coming out on July 15th. Watch for Plague —and for […]
Scene Cuts: What Can You Teach Me Today, Lee Child? Part 2
How can a writer cut scenes to raise tension and keep the reader up late at night? Returning to A Wanted Man, I notice that […]
Writing History, With Swordplay
I’m looking at Dorothy Dunnett’s brilliant, swashbuckling Race of Scorpions, a novel that turns about the 15th Century dynastic war in Cyprus. She is wise […]
Outlining with Brooks and Da Vinci
“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.” […]