A.F.E. Smith
  • Home
  • Books
    • Marked series >
      • Dawn Rising
      • The Dark Knife
    • Darkhaven novels >
      • Darkhaven
      • Goldenfire
      • Windsinger
  • Shorts
  • Gallery
  • Contact

Barren Island Books – M T McGuire

28/2/2013

3 Comments

 
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is M T McGuire, author of the K'Barthan Trilogy. When she's not being banished to a desert island, M T can be found at mtmcguire.co.uk and there’s a bit more about her books at www.hamgee.co.uk.


Read More
3 Comments

On dialogue tags

24/2/2013

5 Comments

 
You know all about dialogue tags, right? They're the words we use to indicate who said something and (sometimes) how they said it. And among writers, most of the controversy surrounding dialogue tags comes from the latter. In particular, there's a vehement school of thought that says if the dialogue itself is good enough, everything the reader needs to know about how it was said is automatically implied – in which case, 'said' is the only dialogue tag a writer should ever need. But is that true? This week I'm going to explore the question … with a little help from Frank Loesser.

Read More
5 Comments

Barren Island Books – Jim Webster

21/2/2013

3 Comments

 
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Jim Webster, author of Swords for a Dead Lady and Dead Man Riding East. When he's not being banished to a desert island, Jim can be found at jandbvwebster.wordpress.com.


Read More
3 Comments

Don't stop believing

17/2/2013

3 Comments

 
In place of this month's Sunday Showcase, something a little different. And no, it's not just an excuse to reference that Journey song.*

They say that if you believe in yourself enough, you will eventually succeed. They are, of course, lying. You only have to watch an X Factor audition to know that self-belief is not the only prerequisite for success. And even among those who do have some talent, not all will make it. Which leaves those of us possessing any modicum of self-awareness with a dilemma. To succeed, not only do we have to believe in ourselves, and believe that we're worth believing in; we also have to believe that we deserve success more than others who are equally worthy.

Read More
3 Comments

Barren Island Books – The Romance Edition

14/2/2013

5 Comments

 
Welcome to a special Valentine's Day edition of Barren Island Books. In honour of the occasion, we've gathered together five wonderful romance authors to be exiled to five different remote islands. But here's the twist: not only will each author be given her favourite romantic novel to take with her, she'll also get to choose a fictional character to share her exile. From Edward Ferrars to Edward Cullen, there's no-one we can't bring to life for the benefit of our guests! So without further ado, allow me to introduce our first author …


Read More
5 Comments

Recommended (not yet) Reads: February 2013

10/2/2013

0 Comments

 
Sadly, my reading list has had to take a back seat since this time last month, what with baby, new house et al. In fact, I can't think of a single book I've managed to finish – or at least, not one I'd be willing to present to you under the title Recommended Reads. So instead, here are a few of the books on my list for which I have high hopes. If you've read any of them and they didn't live up to your expectations, please let me know below. I need some way to prioritise :-)

Read More
0 Comments

Barren Island Books – Katrina Jack

7/2/2013

2 Comments

 
Welcome to Barren Island Books, an interview show in no way related to a popular music-based radio programme. Every Thursday, I will be exiling my latest guest to a remote island with only five books for company, selected from the categories I give them. It’s up to them to make sure they choose wisely, because they’re going to be stuck with these books for a long, long time …

My interviewee this week is Katrina Jack, author of the Silver Flute Trilogy. When she's not being banished to a desert island, Kate can be found at www.katejack.co.uk.


Read More
2 Comments

A very inspiring flight of fantasy

3/2/2013

1 Comment

 
I've recently been nominated for two awards. Yay me! The first is the Very Inspiring Blogger Award, for which I was nominated by not one but two wonderful writers and fellow fantasy lovers, Tricia Drammeh and Lindsey J Parsons.
Picture
The second is a brand-new and super-shiny award, the Flight of Fantasy Award. This one is specially for fantasy writers, and was created by another amazing writer and all-round lovely person, Sophie E Tallis.
Picture
Both these awards ask me to list a certain number of things about myself. So, rather than cheat and let some of the points stand for both, I present to you The Ultimate Super-List of Everything You Always Wanted To Know About A.F.E. Smith … And A Little Bit More Besides.

Read More
1 Comment
      Enter your email address and click on Submit to receive notifications of new posts.
      Enter your email address here!
    Submit

    Archives

    July 2016
    June 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011

    Categories

    All
    About Me
    Artwork
    A To Z Challenge
    Barren Island Books
    Books
    Character Interviews
    Characterisation
    Darkhaven
    Editing
    Events
    Excerpts
    Fantasy
    Flash Fiction
    Giveaways
    Guest Posts
    Marketing
    Maths
    Pedantry
    Point Of View
    Prophecy
    Publishing
    Reading
    Recommended Reads
    Reviews
    Rules Of Fiction
    Science Fiction
    Serious Stuff
    Sunday Showcase
    Tentacles
    Ugh
    Worldbuilding
    Write Every Day
    Writing

    Or subscribe to my mailing list here!

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Books
    • Marked series >
      • Dawn Rising
      • The Dark Knife
    • Darkhaven novels >
      • Darkhaven
      • Goldenfire
      • Windsinger
  • Shorts
  • Gallery
  • Contact