...as they used to say when there were old-fashioned newspapers. I have noticed that several of my recent blog-posts ended with exclamation marks, something that I hope to remedy in the New Year. Starting today. Before I forget (I have the attention span of a goldfish) I wanted to thank Patty Jansen of Must Use… Continue reading Happy New Year to all our readers!
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Kindle books to entertain
Quick! Free to download, some interesting books from Penkhull Press...
January sale!
The Glass Mountain will be on sale for 99c in the company of some excellent Science Fiction and Fantasy Books. Click here to see them all.
I went to Bristolcon!
This was my first ever trip to Bristolcon, a convention in the city of Bristol that has been running for six years. I sat on three panels, the first one at 10 o'clock after the opening speech by the redoubtable Joanne Hall, who has been running Bristolcon since its inception. I was moderating a panel… Continue reading I went to Bristolcon!
My programme for Bristolcon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
On Saturday, 25th October, I will be attending Bristolcon in (gasp!) Bristol, at the Doubletree Hotel. The Guests of Honour are Jon Courtenay Grinwood, Emma Newman and Julian Quaye. It is a one-day Con, and you can read more about it here: http://www.bristolcon.org/ I am taking part in two panels, The first one is at 10.00… Continue reading My programme for Bristolcon Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention
Short story of vampires set in Stoke Newington!
I have published one of my short stories on Amazon. Called The Alukah, it features one of two friends who I shared a flat with in 1980's London - specifically, Stoke Newington. The Alukah is an urban fantasy set in 1983, and involves the unexpected encounter between a real person and two of my shamanworld characters. And a… Continue reading Short story of vampires set in Stoke Newington!
Me and my displacement activity
I'm reading at the moment, and enjoying it. This is a real luxury for me. I can go for long periods without being able to read at all, unless it's connected with 'work'. The trouble is there seems to be so little time. I want to read, write and also socialise on the internet, but… Continue reading Me and my displacement activity
Sarah Ash interviewed for the Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2
Here Sarah Ash talks to Jan Edwards about her writing and her short story for the Alchemy Press book of Urban Mythic 2 (I now have my own copy!).
Alchemy Press just won the British Fantasy Award for Best Small Press 2014.
Sarah Ash is the author of The Tears of Artamon Trilogy and its sequels. The first book in her new two-part series, a Japanese fantasy called The Flood Dragon’s Sacrifice, is now available from Amazon.
Jan Edwards is a writer, editor and Reiki Master.
“La Vouivre” by Sarah Ash features in The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2.
Tell us a little about yourself and your writing.
I love stories. When I was a child, I used to scribble after ‘lights out’ by the street lamp outside my window, filling little notebooks with barely legible scrawl in different coloured crayons. Growing up in Bath, I used to wonder about all the lives lived out from pre-Roman times till the present day and how what happened back then gradually became transmuted into local legend as it was told and re-told through the ages. Which is why what I like to explore in my own writing what would happen, for example, if a rational, enlightened eighteenth century soldier-prince encountered real, raw magic when waging war on the neighbouring country (The Tears of Artamon). I was trained as a musician and taught…
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Malarat reviewed at Black Gate
I am delighted that Malarat has received a review from Donald Crankshaw at Black Gate, as part of his series on self-published fantasy. Malarat is the third book in my Mir: shamanworld series, and the first to be self-published. Short extract from the review: Malarat’s cover says that it’s a “Novel of Love Beyond Death,”… Continue reading Malarat reviewed at Black Gate
Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman
New from the Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water by Jamie Maltman. Fire returned in a blaze of war and destruction. What will Water bring to the one who finds her? A slave dreams of freedom for all. An aristocratic soldier yearns for power. A sculptress covets revenge. But the painter she loves… Continue reading Speculative Fiction Showcase: Blood of the Water (Arts Reborn: Book II) by Jamie Maltman
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