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Of Brian Sibley and Quotes

james_admin February 6, 2016 No Comments

I used to think that I was a lucky person. In fact sometimes it felt like I lived on luck, that there was a steady trickle of it that would…

Artist Howard Coates on The Fey Man Maps

james_admin January 8, 2016 No Comments

I recently unveiled the gorgeous new maps for The Fey Man, drawn by artist Howard Coates. Here a few words from the man himself about the process of creating those…

New Maps for The Fey Man

james_admin December 24, 2015 No Comments

One of the things I love about self-publishing is the control it affords me. I make all the calls (and thus all the mistakes) and there are very few barriers…

The Best Fantasy Maps

james_admin December 11, 2015 No Comments

Maps are great. Those little maps in shopping centres, the delightful London Underground map or, of course, maps of a fictional world in a book. As a genre, fantasy novels…

Writing Lessons from Back to the Future

james_admin October 21, 2015 No Comments

Is Back to the Future better than Star Wars? I think it might be. I mean, I’m a massive Star Wars fan. Huge. But Back to the Future has a…

Great Fantasy Books: Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb Reviewed

james_admin September 25, 2015 No Comments

Sequels are tricky things. They suffer from anticipations and expectations. They promise more of what you loved, but there’s always a secret fear that the writer will have lost “it”,…

Writing Lessons from Frozen

james_admin August 7, 2015 No Comments

Everyone went nuts for Frozen. I was a little underwhelmed. Perhaps there was too much hype. Perhaps nothing can compare in my mind to The Lion King. But you can’t…

Spider-man Should be Spider-Dad

james_admin July 5, 2015 No Comments

I wrote, recently and perhaps too passionately, about how important Spider-man’s marriage was to me. It was an argument that hinged on responsibility, for yourself and your spouse, and I…

Why We Love Dragons

james_admin July 1, 2015 No Comments

I suspect dinosaurs are the key to why we love dragons. Aside from the superficial similarities, I think dragons and dinosaurs occupy a similar space in the minds of children.…

Spider-man’s Marriage Was the Most Important Thing in Comics

james_admin June 22, 2015 No Comments

“I wasn’t going to buy Renew Your Vows,” I told my wife. “But I couldn’t resist seeing a married Spider-man again.” To which she said, “Why’s that?” “Spider-man’s marriage,” says…

Writing Lessons from Daredevil

james_admin June 7, 2015 No Comments

I was burnt twice by the Daredevil film. I watched the theatrical cut and hated it. Then, a few years later, I kept hearing the director’s cut was so much…

Ocarina of Time: Unlikely Inspirations

james_admin May 4, 2015 No Comments

One of the characters in The Fey Man is Dank, a boy covered in bizarre tattoos who has a Faerie sprite living in his skin. This fay can push its…

Writing Lessons from Big Hero 6

james_admin March 15, 2015 No Comments

This isn’t a review, but I’ll just say this: Big Hero 6 is awesome. Seriously, if you like animation, go see it. It’s better than Frozen. Yeah. I said it.…

An Open Letter to Arvel, A Deleted Character

james_admin February 22, 2015 No Comments

Dear Arvel, No doubt you’re wondering why you don’t exist (insomuch as any fictional character can be said to exist). After all, you were a character in The Fey Man…

Writing Lessons from The Fey Man

james_admin February 15, 2015 No Comments

They say that there’s no better way to learn writing than by writing. Which is certainly true. After all, you can’t find any bad habits, see any common flaws, or…

Writing Lessons from Battlestar Galactica

james_admin February 8, 2015 No Comments

Battlestar Galactica finished in 2009 so, of course, I only just finished watching it myself. It garnered plenty of criticism and praise and I myself enjoyed it immensely. I thought…

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