The aim of Mechanical Hamster is not only to provide discursive essays on writing in general - and sci-fi and fantasy in particular - but also to provide a window into the life of a writer and the writing experience/ process. The tone is very much that of
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It seems that licensed and tie-in fiction is bubbling around the writerly consciousness at the moment. James Swallow talks about novelisations, Dan Abnett’s guest blog at Borders looks at tie-in fiction and comics, while Dan also had an interesting...
With the recent release of Raven’s Flight and having just delivered the Aenarion text to Black Library, audiobooks have been on my mind lately. There’ve been some people who have expressed disappointment (not to mention a small number displaying...
I’m darned busy at the moment (not helped by the distraction of the cricket over the last few days) so I’ll have to be brief. Happy New Year to everyone, I hope 2010 is a good year for all the hamsterites. It’s gonna be even busier than last year for...
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With signings underway, it seems a good time to talk a bit about Shadow King. Let’s get the basics out of the way. Shadow King is a Black Library novel in the Time of Legends series, part two of The Sundering...
Gav Thorpe doesn't update a great deal, but when he does, anyone interested in the art of creative writing should stop and pay attention to what he has to say. It can be hard to find advanced thoughts on the writing craft: his ideas and experience make this blog well worth a visit, and stay to dig through the archives while you're at it.
