Matthew Sylvester
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A blog first – Fan Mail
That’s right, I actually got some fan mail as a result of my Spring Heeled Jack story. Normally I go out and hunt people down, forcing them to read my writing, and then going on at them to write something nice. Or die. This time however, a nice chap actually Facebooked me and said that … Continue reading
Brave New World: Revolution
Well, it appears that Matt Forbeck has done it again, and produced a quality piece of writing that is not only unique, but which manages to use multiple characters, dedicating a mini-chapter to each one. I like to read about superheroes, after all, who doesn’t? But Forbeck has taken the usual format and broken the … Continue reading
Self-publishing should not equal dross
I read a lot. IBS means that I can get through a fair number of books. Recently I bought a Kindle, as I was running out of space for my ‘real’books, and hated having to throw them out. Being a bit of a tight-wad, I immediately went to the free section on Amazon and downloaded … Continue reading
Open-mindedness is vital to success in the martial arts
As a former technical consultant and features editor for what were the four leading martial arts magazines in the U.K. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of great martial artists with an open-minded approach to training and evolution. I also et a lot of their students and, interestingly, a lt of these students … Continue reading
Character name generation
I was reading an article by the fabulous Nicola Vincent-Abnett on character names and how important it is to establish them at the start of writing. Many people I know struggle trying to think of names for people, animals and places. One book I’m reading ‘The Black Company’ seems to have taken a novel approach … Continue reading
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